Jumper wires/ cable suggestions
I'm going to be setting up two McIntosh MC275s (model V) in parallel mode to drive a set of
Vandersteen Quatros. I wanted to know what MC275 owners are using/ have
used as their jumper wire/ cables with setting up the amps in a parallel
application along with their experiences with doing so. Is choosing a
higher quality jumper wire/ cable important or is this an area where it's not
as important? If possible, what jumpers should I consider/ look into?
Any experiences or tips with running a set of MC275s in parallel is also
welcome.
Thank you.
~Patrick
Just given “Product of the Century”, Silversmith Fidelium speaker cables. I replaced $6K cables with $1200 Fideliums. The old cables are now junk. When bi amping, you should use two pair of cables. No jumpers. Yes, bi amping properly is with two identical amps. Should sound great. Fideliums are the best regardless of price. |
Those MC 275's are awesome, and they sound incredible too. Cable choices are key to extracting the sound these amps give. I have used many cables from MITs to Monster cable and the cables that really disappear and let the amp shine are Morrow Audio cables, from the MA3 series all the way up the line these cables dont sound like anything they are like connecting your amps outputs directly to your speaker terminals. Warning they require a very long break in period before this is achieved. www.morrowaudio.com/collections/speaker-cable-pair/products/sp4-speaker-cable-pair-144-ssi-wires Matt M |
Hi Everyone, Thank you for the replies/ information. The setup for running these amp in a "bridged" or correctly referenced for the MC275 is parallel, you need to utilize jumper connections between to output lug/ terminals. The parallel setup connection can be seen here: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa4f70-mcintosh-mc275-vi-tube I'm looking for a set up jumpers like the ones within that picture. (I believe the ones int he picture are by Furtech). For the ones I nee, they would to have a spade-to-spade termination. Thoughts/ suggestions? Thank you. |
