Blindjim,
I just got off the phone with VonSchweikert, and they confirmed my previous post, in that:
1) The upper pair of posts on the woofer module are ONLY connected to the datalink port on the woofer module. They are not connected to any drivers UNLESS you use the jumpers (to connect to the woofers) or the datalink or jumper cables(to connect to the midrange and tweeter.
2) There is no need to ever connect speaker cables to all three pairs of binding posts, since only two of the pairs are connected to drivers.
3) The preferred way to biwire the speakers is to connect cables to the posts on the upper mid/tweeter module and only the lower pair of posts on the woofer module, without any jumpers or datalink.
4) When one connects speaker cables only to the upper posts on the woofer module, without using jumpers, there will be no sound since there are no speakers connected to these posts.
5) VonSchweikert, too, sees VR4JRs set up at dealers with cables connected to all three pairs of binding posts, and they are shocked by it and correct this immediately.
That's the word from the factory, and they admit that the manual could be a little clearer and that some users are confused about the right way to hook 'em up.
I just got off the phone with VonSchweikert, and they confirmed my previous post, in that:
1) The upper pair of posts on the woofer module are ONLY connected to the datalink port on the woofer module. They are not connected to any drivers UNLESS you use the jumpers (to connect to the woofers) or the datalink or jumper cables(to connect to the midrange and tweeter.
2) There is no need to ever connect speaker cables to all three pairs of binding posts, since only two of the pairs are connected to drivers.
3) The preferred way to biwire the speakers is to connect cables to the posts on the upper mid/tweeter module and only the lower pair of posts on the woofer module, without any jumpers or datalink.
4) When one connects speaker cables only to the upper posts on the woofer module, without using jumpers, there will be no sound since there are no speakers connected to these posts.
5) VonSchweikert, too, sees VR4JRs set up at dealers with cables connected to all three pairs of binding posts, and they are shocked by it and correct this immediately.
That's the word from the factory, and they admit that the manual could be a little clearer and that some users are confused about the right way to hook 'em up.