How/Why would you bi-amp or bi-wire a center channel speaker

[tkspitzer]

I have Emotiva C1+ center channel speaker. It has binding posts for two sets of inputs. I'm sort of mystified about how you would bi-amp or bi-wire a center channel speaker. Wouldn't you always want to connect the center channel output of an A/V receiver to this center channel speaker? 

I guess I get the why, i.e. if one pair drives the tweeter/midrange and the other drives the woofer. 

I have a nine channel receiver with seven speakers connected, so I guess I have the amplification, but there's no apparent way to tell it to use zone 3 for redundant center channel output. 

Has anybody ever done this?

[AudioHTIT]

Feb 3, 2022 15:00:26 GMT -5 tkspitzer said:

I have Emotiva C1+ center channel speaker. It has binding posts for two sets of inputs. I'm sort of mystified about how you would bi-amp or bi-wire a center channel speaker. Wouldn't you always want to connect the center channel output of an A/V receiver to this center channel speaker? 

I guess I get the why, i.e. if one pair drives the tweeter/midrange and the other drives the woofer. 

I have a nine channel receiver with seven speakers connected, so I guess I have the amplification, but there's no apparent way to tell it to use zone 3 for redundant center channel output. 

Has anybody ever done this?

Bi-wire is simple, just run a second pair of wires from the same center channel output and remove the jumper. If your AVR doesn’t have a bi-amp feature, it’s not worth discussing, and rarely is beneficial.

[repeetavx]

Try it and see if you can hear any difference. That is the only reason you should do it anyway.

Bi-wiring is easy. Passive bi-amping is harder. You'll need a Y-cable. Check here for balanced Y-cables.