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ColinD
10-12-2001, 12:19
At the back of these speakers there is connections for:

LF HF and HF LF

A Total of four possible connections for my speaker cable. However

My speaker cable has only two ends whats the right answer?

Thanks

Colin
Bapapapa
10-12-2001, 12:34
The four connectors is for when/if you decide to bi-wire (for that you'd need another run of cable or actual bi-wire cable).

With what you have, just leave the metal plates in place between the jacks and disregard one of the pairs.
ColinD
10-12-2001, 12:49
Ok that makes sense.

I have noticed a considerable difference depending on which connections i use.

The HF ones being much louder. So with my ordinary cables thats the way to go then.

Thanks

Colin
Bapapapa
10-12-2001, 12:56
Eh?

Mate, there should be no difference at all between them, *if* the connecting plates are intact. If you remove the plate then all you'll hear is either high or low freqs. (could be misconstrued as a volume difference, I suppose) depending on which jacks you use.
daveo
10-12-2001, 13:13
I've got a set of MX2s. I have just realised the error of my ways. I have left the plate on - but have biwired them. I didn't think that it seemed right. Thanks again Bapapapa for pointing the obvious out to me;)
Bapapapa
10-12-2001, 13:31
daveo - Im interested in hearing if you thought your speakers sounded better bi-wired in the configuration you currently have them set up with.
ibster
10-12-2001, 13:35
Ever since I bi-wired my MX3's I can truely say that I cannot tell them difference, but since i went through all the hassle of running another length of cable to the speakers I left them that way.

oh yeh and guys make sure on your amps you have both speaker sets A + B ON.
Bapapapa
10-12-2001, 13:39
oh yeh and guys make sure on your amps you have both speaker sets A + B ON.

No need, if you have both runs of cable going to the same binding posts on the amp.
ibster
10-12-2001, 13:41
true bap, i was assuming they all owned 930 's again.
daveo
10-12-2001, 15:04
Originally posted by Bapapapa
daveo - Im interested in hearing if you thought your speakers sounded better bi-wired in the configuration you currently have them set up with.

You mean does the plate between the contacts lose/corrupt any of the signal? I guess there's 3 different combinations. Biwired with the plate (how it is at the moment - woops :(), biwired without the plate (how it should be) and single wired with the plate.

I'll try it tonight and report back in the morning. There was something in the back of my mind that didn't quite make sense about having the extra plate left in. :rolleyes: The speakers sound really good as I have them wired anyway.

BTW I went for the Gale XL 319-2 from richersounds.



oh yeh and guys make sure on your amps you have both speaker sets A + B ON.

I have the LF- and the HF- twisted together round the - binding post on the amp and the LF+ and the HF+ twisted together round the + binding post on the amp.
Bapapapa
10-12-2001, 15:20
Hehe..

I only asked 'cos if you had said that you heard a difference, as it was setup at the moment, it would of been purely imaginational (lol, think I just made that word up).
daveo
10-12-2001, 15:30
Originally posted by Bapapapa
Hehe..

I only asked 'cos if you had said that you heard a difference, as it was setup at the moment, it would of been purely imaginational (lol, think I just made that word up).

So you are saying the bridging plate (being in place or not) makes no difference? That does kinda make sense.

Imaginary (sp?), maybe you mean it would have a placebo effect?;)
Bapapapa
10-12-2001, 15:35
So you are saying the bridging plate (being in place or not) makes no difference? That does kinda make sense.

With the plate in place it shouldn't matter whether you use either or both binding posts, it should still sound the same.

Remove the plate and the high/low freqs are seperated.

Imaginary (sp?), maybe you mean it would have a placebo effect?

Yeah, but I like making up words. :p
lynx
10-12-2001, 19:15
Originally posted by Bapapapa
Eh?

Mate, there should be no difference at all between them.
The manuel for my R2's states when not bi-wireing, to make the cable conection to the HF terminal . :confused:
Bapapapa
10-12-2001, 20:22
The manuel for my R2's states when not bi-wireing, to make the cable conection to the HF terminal .

Yours is from Barcelona.. It knows nothing.

:p
lynx
10-12-2001, 20:55
Ha ha roflmao. :o