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Speaker Jumpers - Same Brand as Speaker Cables?

My speakers are best bi-wired. I currently have bi-wire speaker cables, but am considering buying very high-priced and probably better speaker cables that are single wire. The manufacturer of the new cables sells jumpers, but they are very expensive and not available used. Do I run an audible risk if I use jumpers from another manufacturer, or should I be "in for a penny, in for a pound" and bite the bullet? Thanks for the advice.
nglazer
gdnrbob
4,409 posts
 
There is another thread on Agon you should look at.
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/bi-wire-cables-vs-jumpers
and,
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/to-bi-wire-or-not-2

The brand of cable depends on your speaker. I would contact the manufacturer and find out what they recommend.
That being said, I would get true bi wire cables and be done with it.
Audioquest makes very good cables, and a GO-4 is relatively inexpensive and give good results.
What is your speaker? and what cables are you looking at?
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nonoise
10,547 posts
 
If what you mean by single wire is solid core or even stranded, and if it is bare ended (no termination), see if the eye of each speaker binding post is big enough to fit the wire through and have enough wire to simply reach both posts.

I will be doing just that when I get my new Tempo Electric speaker cables, on the advice of the guy who makes them. They are single, solid core and even 14 AWG will fit through the eye of each of my posts, easily.

All the best,
Nonoise
williewonka
3,067 posts
 
Take a look at this thread

Binding Post Jumpers - New Product!!!
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/binding-post-jumpers-new-product

Regards
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