using a jumper cable - connect which set of post?

If the posts are connected by a jumper cable, they are electrically the same point. Therefore................

I can respect the point that it should make no difference at all. That is not what my ears are telling me though. Also, the fact that I am using the stock jumper cables that came with my speakers. I am not using a shortened piece of cable that is identical to my main cables. I have had my main cables connected to the low frequency post for over a year now. I am very familiar with that sound. When I did switch it to the high post, it did brighten the sound to a degree. I don't know if this is because of a loss of bass or a better connection to the mid/tweet. After listening to these speakers with the cables on the low post for such a long time, this sounded too bright to me. Nothing has changed drastically but, I can detect a subtle change. The thought never crossed my mind to connect one wire to the high post and one to the low. I did try this and I like it better than connecting both to the high post only. It seems a bit more detailed and not as bright in the high post connection. I will say again, this is not a night and day difference. It is subtle but, it does exist. I have had other people in the room listen and not tell them what post I have switched it to. It can be picked up by other people as well. I think I will leave it in this high/low connection for a bit and see how I like it.

Andy

See? I rest my case. I love this stuff.

My experience,and the experience of the two guys who listened with me, was that there was a readily detectable difference between using the top and bottom -- more readily detectable than a lot of other differences routinely claimed to be "not subtle."

It may be that the differences was just "different" not "better" or "worse" -- matter of personal taste -- but my speakers seem to do better in the low using the low posts.

John

Hi Andy, Just curious, what speakers, cable, and amp are you using?