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Much depends on the speaker cable's leads

One of my audiophile acquaintances uses an internal biwire AQ Rocket 33. Because he had ProAc speakers, which use Michell binding posts, his Rocket 33 is terminated with banana plugs. He cautions that the Rocket 33's leads are very short, and are difficult to work with. That said, the Vandersteen's screws are closely-spaced, so with a bit of wrestling, you should be able to get the spades from an internal biwire cable to attach.



I currently do not have any double biwire AQ cables (I used to have the old Indigo in such fashion). But here is the speaker end of a double biwire Kimber 4TC. One 4TC goes to the tweeter, the other 4TC goes to the woofer. Both 4TCs are tied together at the amp end.

Obviously, you are not limited to just AudioQuest. But if you already like AQ, sticking with them is a safe path.

I've been using AQ cables since 1990, when I originally got into high-end audio. When users go from AQ's entry-level speaker cables to models higher up, they slap their foreheads. The better AQ models not only have less loss (in extension, power, control, and body) in the bass, they do a much better job of telling it like it is, in the rest of the audible spectrum. They reveal not just more for your speaker, but also more of what is going on upstream. You can then make better and more confident decisions of said upstream products.


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