<s>
Bi-wiring	B-Device
is	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
connecting	O
a	O
:loudspeaker	O
to	O
an	O
audio	O
:amplifier	O
,	O
primarily	O
used	O
in	O
hi-fi	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
connections	O
are	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
loudspeaker	O
drivers	O
–	O
usually	O
through	O
audio	B-Algorithm
crossover	I-Algorithm
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
bi-wiring	B-Device
,	O
each	O
loudspeaker	O
has	O
two	O
pairs	O
of	O
connectors	O
and	O
two	O
cables	O
are	O
run	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
amplifier	O
output	O
to	O
the	O
speaker	O
cabinet	O
–	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
high	O
frequency	O
or	O
tweeter	B-Device
driver	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
low-frequency	O
driver	O
(	O
through	O
two	O
separated	O
crossover	B-Algorithm
filters	I-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
audiophiles	O
feel	O
that	O
bi-wiring	B-Device
produces	O
an	O
audible	O
improvement	O
over	O
standard	O
single	O
cabling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
of	O
bi-wiring	B-Device
believe	O
that	O
both	O
ways	O
of	O
making	O
speaker	O
connections	O
are	O
electrically	O
equivalent	O
(	O
assuming	O
no	O
difference	O
in	O
speaker	O
cable	O
resistance	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
cynically	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
practice	O
as	O
"	O
buy-wiring	O
"	O
,	O
implying	O
it	O
is	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
marketing	O
gimmick	O
for	O
buying	O
more	O
pairs	O
of	O
speaker	O
wires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bi-wiring	B-Device
should	O
not	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
hi-fi	O
practice	O
of	O
bi-amping	O
:	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
separate	O
amplifier	O
for	O
each	O
driver	O
,	O
which	O
brings	O
improved	O
separation	O
of	O
signal	O
frequencies	O
and	O
removes	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
passive	O
crossovers	B-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
degraded	O
efficiency	O
,	O
linearity	O
,	O
and	O
cost	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
