using a jumper cable - connect which set of post?


This may be a stupid question. I am using a pair of floorstanders that have dual binding post. I am not
Bi-amping so, I am using a set of jumper cables. When using jumper cables, is there any benefit to connecting to one set of post over another. I will be using the stock jumper cables that came with the speakers until I can afford a nice set of bi-wire cables. Do you connect to the high or low set when using jumper cables? Thanks.
andyprice44

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This is journey with a trial and error path. It may come down to that it depends on the speakers and the cables used. Go figger..

For Me:

MAIN SYSTEM: NORDOST FREY shotggunned cables and shotgunned jumpers on Rega R9 speakers

Upon experimantation what worked best was the
-- (+) and (-) shotgunned speaker cables run directly from the amp to their respective HF driver speaker terminals; and

-- the NORDOST shotgunned jumpers then run from the HF speaker terminals to the respective (+) and (-) LF speaker terminals.

B SYSTEM: ATLAS ASCENT cables on TANNOY Revolution DC-6 speakers

I found that upon experimantation what worked best was:

-- the Positive speaker cables lead (red) run directly from the amp to the HF (+) speaker terminal and

-- the same cable matched negative (-) (black) run directly from the amp to the LF (-) speaker terminal.

-- The ATLAS jumpers then run as follows:

** the + (red) HF terminal to the red (+) terminal on the LF terminal driver.
** Similarly the second jumper runs from the HF (-) terminal to the LF (-) terminal

See other alternatives highlighted below:

www.nordost.com/default/downloads/NorseJumperinstructions.pdf
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1268526054