HOW CRITICAL ARE JUMPER CABLES


When using jumper cables instead of biwire speaker cables, do the jumpers need to be as good a quality or better than the actual quality of the  speaker wires? The jumpers need to be 6” to 9” long. Also is it better to hook the main speaker wires to the low end and then run the jumpers to the high end or visa versa?
 

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I have tried a lot of home brew and cheap manufactured versions of jumpers on several speakers.  I have also experimented with attaching single run wires to different terminals on the speaker:  1) different jumpers sound different.  2) price is irrelevant. 3) what sounds best depends on your amp, speakers and cables.

So no one can tell you what will sound best in your system.  I suggest starting with decent bulk cable and cut short lengths with bare wire ends and adjust configurations to see how that sounds.