Blindjim,
"If there is an internal connection of the two bass module drivers... Why then, is there a brass plate on the outside of the bass module apparently connecting those two drivers?" Especially if they are hooked up on the inside. I would think the brass plates on the outside supurfulus, or at the very lezst redundant. Then there's the question,"Why are they there if not to connect two different drivers?"
The two bass module drivers are only connected to the lower binding posts. The brass plate is used to transfer the signal between the lower posts (and therefore both woofers)and the upper posts which connect to the datalink only. That's why the upper posts on the bass module are labelled "Midrange/Tweeter input".
I agree that the brass plates on most speakers strap the woofer to the midrange/tweeter to allow for single wiring, but in the VSRs case this isn't so. (Well, kinda so - it will allow single wiring IF the datalink is connected).
Yeah, there are a bunch of ways to hook these guys up. Perhaps the set of cables you have going to the "Midrange/Tweeter input" are changing what your amp "sees", but I don't think so. Maybe you'll have luck in attaching both wires to the lowest pair, if you're using spades.
I think I see why you get better performance having the woofers driven directly by cables than by the straps with the cables hooked to the "Midrange/tweeter input".
All the best...
"If there is an internal connection of the two bass module drivers... Why then, is there a brass plate on the outside of the bass module apparently connecting those two drivers?" Especially if they are hooked up on the inside. I would think the brass plates on the outside supurfulus, or at the very lezst redundant. Then there's the question,"Why are they there if not to connect two different drivers?"
The two bass module drivers are only connected to the lower binding posts. The brass plate is used to transfer the signal between the lower posts (and therefore both woofers)and the upper posts which connect to the datalink only. That's why the upper posts on the bass module are labelled "Midrange/Tweeter input".
I agree that the brass plates on most speakers strap the woofer to the midrange/tweeter to allow for single wiring, but in the VSRs case this isn't so. (Well, kinda so - it will allow single wiring IF the datalink is connected).
Yeah, there are a bunch of ways to hook these guys up. Perhaps the set of cables you have going to the "Midrange/Tweeter input" are changing what your amp "sees", but I don't think so. Maybe you'll have luck in attaching both wires to the lowest pair, if you're using spades.
I think I see why you get better performance having the woofers driven directly by cables than by the straps with the cables hooked to the "Midrange/tweeter input".
All the best...