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Single stretch wire (SSW) bench is popularly used for characterization of multipole accelerators magnets. This bench is highly versatile and is used for measurement of key performance indicators like integral strength, roll angle, magnetic axis, higher order multipoles, yaw and pitch. Single stretch wire bench developed at BARC have been put to use for qualification of more than 100 quadrupole and dipole correctors magnets. The biggest shortcoming of SSW when compared to rotating coil is low signal to noise ratio which is due to usage of single wire for magnetic flux measurement. This paper presents the concept of using multiple stretched wire, connected in series to enhance the signal versus noise. The proposed bench uses enamelled BeCu wire and separate pair of stiffener motor arrangement for each wire. The exact location of each wire with respect to other wires can be measured using the magnetic axis determination sub-routine of the SSW. This data helps in determination of average wire location. All wires are tuned to same resonant frequency. During measurements the wires are connected in series and connected to the fast digital integrators. The paper will detail the design backed with EM simulations and lab trials.