Kain Posted November 4, 2001 Share Posted November 4, 2001 1. How many cables will I need to hook up all my stuff to my receiver? Will I need just one cable per speaker? I am a newbie after all! 2. What is biwiring? Thanks! ------------------ Home Theater (getting soon): TV: Sony KV-ES34M80 (34" FD Trinitron WEGA) DVD Player: Toshiba SD-5200 VCR: Sony SLV-ED100 (Hi-Fi VCR) Receiver: Denon AVC-A11SR (230V version of Denon AVR-4802) Speakers - Center: Klipsch RC-7 Mains: Klipsch RF-7 Surrounds: Klipsch RS-7 Subwoofer: SVS CS-Ultra w/Samson S1000 amplifier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted November 4, 2001 Share Posted November 4, 2001 One good speaker wire per speaker is enough. Biwiring is running 2 wires from the same amp terminals to each speaker. The speaker must have 2 pair of terminals for biwiring. One pair connects to the woofer only and the other pair connects to the high frequency drivers. The theory is that large current flow in the bass cannot affect the high frequencies because they are carried in the other wire. I do not believe it is audible. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted November 4, 2001 Author Share Posted November 4, 2001 Thanks! So, in the case of biwiring, I would need two wires per speaker, right? Secondly, does the speaker have to support biwiring or it can be done to any speaker? ------------------ Home Theater (getting soon): TV: Sony KV-ES34M80 (34" FD Trinitron WEGA) DVD Player: Toshiba SD-5200 VCR: Sony SLV-ED100 (Hi-Fi VCR) Receiver: Denon AVC-A11SR (230V version of Denon AVR-4802) Speakers - Center: Klipsch RC-7 Mains: Klipsch RF-7 Surrounds: Klipsch RS-7 Subwoofer: SVS CS-Ultra w/Samson S1000 amplifier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake2 Posted November 5, 2001 Share Posted November 5, 2001 Unless you feel like rewiring the crossover network, the speaker has to be designed for bi-wiring. There will be 2 sets of binding posts on the back, usually with a metal strap connecting the positive/positive and negative/negative. If you get bi-wirable speakers, and choose not to bi-wire them, replace the straps with good quality speaker wire. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted November 5, 2001 Author Share Posted November 5, 2001 Thanks. Can you please tell me if my speakers support biwiring? ------------------ Home Theater (getting soon): TV: Sony KV-ES34M80 (34" FD Trinitron WEGA) DVD Player: Toshiba SD-5200 VCR: Sony SLV-ED100 (Hi-Fi VCR) Receiver: Denon AVC-A11SR (230V version of Denon AVR-4802) Speakers - Center: Klipsch RC-7 Mains: Klipsch RF-7 Surrounds: Klipsch RS-7 Subwoofer: SVS CS-Ultra w/Samson S1000 amplifier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake2 Posted November 5, 2001 Share Posted November 5, 2001 Based on the descriptive text for each of the R series you are getting, I'm betting the RF-7 and RC-7 ARE bi-wireable and the RS-7 are NOT... DD2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilH Posted November 5, 2001 Share Posted November 5, 2001 Kain: You're putting together a great system...Enjoy! Both the RF-7's and the RC-7 are biwirable. On both models there is a circular input cup with 4 inputs...2 for the high frequencies and 2 for the low frequencies. If you do not biwire, there are 2 lengths of Monster Cable that connect the low freq and high freq inputs together. Leave those on as they are. If you do biwire, remove those wires. PhilH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted November 6, 2001 Author Share Posted November 6, 2001 quote: Originally posted by PhilH: Kain: You're putting together a great system...Enjoy! Both the RF-7's and the RC-7 are biwirable. On both models there is a circular input cup with 4 inputs...2 for the high frequencies and 2 for the low frequencies. If you do not biwire, there are 2 lengths of Monster Cable that connect the low freq and high freq inputs together. Leave those on as they are. If you do biwire, remove those wires. PhilH Thanks. Do you recommend that I biwire the RF-7s and the RC-7? ------------------ Home Theater (getting soon): TV: Sony KV-ES34M80 (34" FD Trinitron WEGA) DVD Player: Toshiba SD-5200 VCR: Sony SLV-ED100 (Hi-Fi VCR) Receiver: Denon AVC-A11SR (230V version of Denon AVR-4802) Speakers - Center: Klipsch RC-7 Mains: Klipsch RF-7 Surrounds: Klipsch RS-7 Subwoofer: SVS CS-Ultra w/Samson S1000 amplifier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilH Posted November 6, 2001 Share Posted November 6, 2001 Kain: I recommend that you try it and see how it sounds to you. Some notice a difference and some don't. I bi-wired my KLF 30's a few months ago and noticed a difference that my ears liked. PhilH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted November 6, 2001 Author Share Posted November 6, 2001 Okay, thanks for the input. ------------------ Home Theater (getting soon): TV: Samsung SP-43L2FX (43" LCD Rear Projection HDTV) DVD Player: Toshiba SD-900E (Progressive Scan DVD Player) VCR: Sony SLV-ED100 (HiFi VCR) Receiver: Denon AVC-A11SR (230V version of Denon AVR-4802) Speakers - Center: Klipsch RC-7 Mains: Klipsch RF-7 Surrounds: Klipsch RS-7 Subwoofer: SVS CS-Ultra w/Samson S1000 amplifier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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