Just thinking aloud here, if I get a pair of speakers that have bi wire connections on, can I power each speaker with one M700 amp (as its got 2 sets of terminals). Thanks
Yes you can use both sets of terminals on the back of the m700 to bi-wire a speaker.
You can also use both spade and banana connectors in case you want to send the signal to a subwoofer using speaker level inputs if both sets of terminals have spade connectors attached.
As bi wiring a speaker is a tad controversial, would it need an additional pair of M700 amps to bi amp, as that way has produced a far greater improvement, sound wise
It depends on speaker design and recommendations by its manufacturer. So, if your speakers are known to perform significantly better when bi-amped, I’d go for it. Otherwise, I would save the money.
My speakers came with a single pair of binding posts.
Yes, bi-amping would require a second pair of amps.
I have been bi-wiring for years (upper right or lower left of serhan’s posted diagram).
One pair of cables that I have had for 30+ years is the upper right.
My newer cables have covers over the wires, but are much thicker, and might be the lower left.
Referencing @serhan’s graphic, I use the SBW on the top left, which for me is an internal bi-wire, on my M700. This sounds better in my setup than one pair of cables (one set of cables) going from each M700 to each speaker. I would try it both ways, if that’s an option for you, and see what sounds best for you. Bi-wire let’s you save some money over buying two sets of cables.
When I rcvd my M700, I saw it has two set of speaker terminals ( in fact, they are connected to the same source internally, as Paul explained in one of his YouTube video). I put M700 close to speaker which allows me to cut the speaker wire by half. Since my speakers allow biwire, I try it, but cannot tell the sonic difference. Then I try another thicker speaker wire just for bass and keep the original cable for treble, now I seems to hear the difference. Bass sound better. So I keep my system this way.