using a jumper cable - connect which set of post?

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?

I am using a pair of B&W 804 diamond floorstanders with audioquest type 4 cables. I am using the B&W supplied jumper cables.

My experience with cars and motorcycles is that they ABSOLUTELY perform better when clean. Maybe the dirt causes tiny amounts of wind resistance...in any case it's an indisputable "personal" fact. Science says that, indeed, "strapped" speaker posts represent a single electrical point to the crossover input and nobody should be able to tell what post the cable is plugged into...the fact that some claim they can hear a difference is something I can accept completely as I now go out to ride my spotless motorcycle.

One more thing to consider--instead of bi-wiring, consider getting a set of really good jumpers between the posts, preferably the same cable you are running from the amp to the speaker. The brass jummpers that come with most speakers are really not very good, and a good jumper can deliver substantial improvement in the sound. I don't have vast experience in this area, but, a friend who does audio for a living generally prefers a good set of jumpers to bi-wiring.