'high' or 'low' binding posts on Polk RTis?

[Bluesmoke]

Hmm, the sorry excuse of a manual doesn't state which binding posts to use. I don't want to bi-amp or bi-wire my speakers. Right now, I'm using the 2 bottom + and - posts. Just curious if using the top ones will give me more volume, high end etc. Or should I just leave it because it makes no difference?

 

[jawilljr]

Hmm, the sorry excuse of a manual doesn't state which binding posts to use. I don't want to bi-amp or bi-wire my speakers. Right now, I'm using the 2 bottom + and - posts. Just curious if using the top ones will give me more volume, high end etc. Or should I just leave it because it makes no difference?

As long as the jumpers are installed it does not matter one which you use...

Jerry

 

[Bluesmoke]

As long as the jumpers are installed it does not matter one which you use...

Jerry

Thanks. Yes, the jumpers haven't been moved.

 

[just_visiting]

Thanks. Yes, the jumpers haven't been moved.

You SHOULD have the jumpers put back on. Some people say they pick up interfence so they connect them with speaker wires.

 

[louhamilton]

You SHOULD have the jumpers put back on. Some people say they pick up interfence so they connect them with speaker wires.

My wiring configuration is attached.

-Lou

 

[jawilljr]

My wiring configuration is attached.

-Lou

Snake Oil... Jumpers or speaker wires makes no difference in SQ... The speaker wire you are using is nothing but a jumper...

Jerry

 

[louhamilton]

Although this may be true and offer no proven SQ difference/improvement, it sure look cooler IMO.

-Lou

 

[just_visiting]

Does not matter, jumpers or speaker wires. It's just that metal jumpers can pickup interfences.

 

[jawilljr]

So can speaker wire... they are both unshielded...

 

[Wid]

Does not matter, jumpers or speaker wires. It's just that metal jumpers can pickup interfences.

The jumpers on a speaker will pick up no more interferance than the metal binding post themselves or the speaker wire.

From Bluejean cables site: "Speaker cable is a bit different from a lot of the interconnect cables we handle, in several respects. Because speakers are driven at low impedance (typically 4 or 8 ohms) and high current, speaker cables are, for all practical purposes, immune from interference from EMI or RFI, so shielding isn't required."