How do I Bi-wire my Polk S55 speaker. Can I twist both positives & both negatives togeather & insert into amplifier null

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troy245 · Accepted Answer

Hi JoeJoe, 

You sure can, that is what I did. I took two lengths of wire of the same length and removed the jumper from the speakers. I connected the wires at the 4 terminals, then at the amplifier end, I twisted the wires together to insert into the connections. It was a pain, but I used a banana plug to make it easier to join the wires and insert into the terminal.

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Negative. Your amplifier has to have option for bi-amping/bi-wiring. Twisting the wires together and plugging into receiver would have no effect. The speakers come with a metal clip that connects both sets of posts on the speaker, so twisting wires is doing the same as the clips, only in reverse. 

When bi-amping the clips are removed on the speaker and each set of posts is powered independently. When you set the amplifier to bi-amp, it essentially repurposes 2 of your surround channels for the bi-amp. So, a normal 7.2 setup, when bi-amped becomes a 5.2. A 9.2 bi-amped becomes a 7.2 and so on. 

Just my 2 cents. Hope it helps.

Mike2001 · Answer

No. You need an amplifier that has Bi-Amp capability or use two separate amps. Don't forget to remove the jumper between the speaker terminals if you decide to B-amp.

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