tankhokie Posted October 16, 2002 Posted October 16, 2002 Just got the complete RF3 II package minus the sub. It is mainly for home theatre use. I currently have 14 gauge copper strand cable (biwired) on the system. All pushed by a Denon 2802. Am I losing anything by not going to shielded wire or other "advanced" cable? RF3II pair RC3II RS3II pair Denon 2802 Thanks for the comments Quote
Orange Peel Posted October 16, 2002 Posted October 16, 2002 Nope. Some people swear by super expensive wire and some use real cheap wire, either way is fine. I got IXOS bi-wire for my RF-3's, thanks to Wes who I bought them from Here's a pic of what it looks like.... You should be just fine with all 14gauge wire. Quote
str86diesel Posted October 17, 2002 Posted October 17, 2002 I too have the same setup as mentioned above. I guess I don't understand Bi-Wiring. Does it give any better effect on sound? Also, how do you bi-wire coming from the Denon 2802 to the RF3II's? Do you use both the A and B channels? Thanks Kev Quote
dougdrake Posted October 17, 2002 Posted October 17, 2002 Kev - The best way to see if bi-wiring does it for you is to try it and listen for yourself. To bi-wire, remove the jumper straps/wires from the 2 sets of binding posts on your speakers. Then run 2 pairs of speaker wire back to your amp, and connect both reds to the main red post on the receiver, and connect both blacks to the main black post on the receiver. Accordingly, hook one pair to the upper and one pair to the lower binding posts on the speaker, observing red-to-red and black-to-black. Doug Quote
str86diesel Posted October 17, 2002 Posted October 17, 2002 Doug, Thanks for the info, I will definately try that out and see how it sounds. Though out of curiosity, doesn't that change the impedance? How does that affect the load coming from the amplifier to the other surround speaker? I only ask because the RF3II's and the RC3II's accept Bi-wiring, though the RS3II's do not. Thanks Kev Quote
boa12 Posted October 17, 2002 Posted October 17, 2002 kev, in short, change of impedance by biwiring is a nonissue. just like doug said, make sure you remove those straps & don't have the high & low posts connected directly to each other, when/if you biwire. Quote
DeanG Crossovers Posted October 17, 2002 Posted October 17, 2002 If you "think" you are going to hear a difference -- you will. If you don't "think" you'll hear a difference -- you won't. Quote
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