BIWIRE TERMINALS

Yes, get into the speaker and solder the wire directly to the crossover. Every audiophile knows this is the only way to get REALLY good sound.

Or, you could just match + to + and - to - on top or bottom (or even one each if you want) and listen happily. If you are missing the jumpers that connect top to bottom you can make a new set with some extra wire. Just make sure that jumpers only go from like polarities or you may cause a short.

Next week, after you have tried it the normal way, you can email Mitch2 to get the details of how to hardwire your CD player directly to the tempanic membrane of your inner ear.

Good luck!

I have seen first hand what happens when those just starting to get into hi-fi (as it sounds the initial poster is) are led into uber-geek tweeks by other audiophiles. Last year I had a custiomer bring in a crossover with the speaker cable firmly soldered to it. He said that his receiver had blown up after he did this and he thought it may have had something to do with this GREAT IDEA he had read on the internet. $850 later he had a functional stereo and two crossover sized paper weights with 8ft tethers.

Some tweeks are fine for those who want to get the Nth degree of detail out of their stereo. It is obvious that this fellow has not yet reached the pittiful state of audiophilia that some have. Crawl, then walk, then run, and maybe race the Kenyans one day.