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Originally posted by soundhound:
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That bar does nothing but join the two sections of the crossover network - the section that feeds the woofer, and the section that feeds the tweeter (or midrange and tweeter combined in a 3 way system). That connection could just as easily be done inside the speaker cabinet and routed to a single + and - terminal set on the back of the cabinet. Before the bi-wiring fad reared it's ugly head, this is exactly how all speakers with passive crossovers were configured. The bar just gives you the "option" of feeding the two crossover sections independently from two amplifiers or one amplifier. Either way, the electrical configuration is identical as far as the crossover network is concerned, and the performance will be identical whether you bi-wire or not.


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I am not sure when the Bi-Wire Fad started, but speakers in the early 1960's had straps connecting the Low and High crossover networks; example AR2Ax. And I know for a fact if you remove the strap only the woofer/midrange will prouduce sound if the low terminal is fed from the amp, and only the tweeter will produce sound if the high terminal is fed from the amp.