I wish my Onkyo 787 would have had paralell terminals
it sure would have made my custom made Bi-Wires easier
to utilize. What I did with mine was this, on the end
of the Bi-Wire harness where they plug into the back
of the receiver I twisted both 12Ga Positives and both
12Ga Negatives together in pairs and then slid them in
the Radio Shack Banana Plugs. Then I used a good 60/40
Silver Solder and a Propane Torch (you need lots of
heat to get the banana plugs to the temperature where
Silver Solder will "flow") my Solder connections are
well, As close to perfect as you can get! I rarely
toot my own horn but when it comes to wiring I am
very anal and have lots of experiance :)
Do the Bi-Wires sound any better? Well that's totaly
speculation because without some mighty expensive sonic
testing equipment you will never know (contrary to what
some of the "experts" say, your ears are just not THAT
good!). They look good and they have to carry a signal
better than a single 12Ga wire and a set of gold plated
metal straps! and they were cheap to make..
Here is a picture of my custom made 12Ga wires going
into my Acoustic Research Hi-Res AR4C Center Channel
Here is a picture of my custom made 12Ga Bi-Wires which
are not yet 100% complete, I am waiting on my 3/8"
Polyelfin Red and Black heat shrink tubing and my Alpha
Expandable nylon braid sleeving material to get here so
I can finish the cables!
The wire used was Sound King 12 gauge 99.999% Oxygen
Free Copper (OFC) rope braided (300 or so strand count)
which I boght from
www.partsexpress.com for $30.00 for
100' You won't get wire this good for less than $100
anywhere else!