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gg9870

08-05-2018 11:19 AM

Need help with speaker connections

Is it better to biwire speakers from one ohm rating or to use 2 separate speaker cables from 2 different ohm ratings on amp? If so, what ohm ratings to use?
McIntosh MC462 and SF Olympica III's.

TIA

Masterlu

08-05-2018 04:12 PM

I see no reason to use 2 separate speaker cables from 2 different ohm taps on your amp.

Kal Rubinson

08-06-2018 09:47 AM

I posted this on that thread too:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Audiophilehi (Post 914586)

I do!
As per Chuck Hinton at McIntosh "For 3Db more bass, hook the woofers to the 8ohm tap and the Mid/tweet to the 4Ohm tap."

So, why do you need 3dB more bass? Either the bass in your system/setup is in proper balance or not?

62caddy

08-06-2018 10:24 AM

Agreed with the above. I would simply use single wiring to the appropriate tap providing the correct response as the speaker was designed to produce.

SCAudiophile

08-06-2018 11:29 AM

+1 in single wiring...if you shotgun biwire, please use the SAME taps. I have never heard of anyone using different taps and can only believe the results would be unpredictable and possibly would result in damage to amp and /or speakers...my guess.

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