Speaker Sound


Hi.

I hope that I do not sound dumb asking this. I just connected a pair of PSB Stratus Mini's to a Krell S-300i without jumpers or biwire  speaker cable. Is it common to have a dull lifeless sound without jumpers or biwire speaker cable? 

rocket94

Problem Solved! The Stratus Mini's sound fantastic...Still a great speaker! Thank you all for your support and sarcasm! 😮

Can you get OFC paper clips?

That is a bit of a paper tiger argument. 😎

This mess is making me laugh enough to spill coffee....

Sorry - it is almost a crime to cause a coffee spill so early.

No wonder you're getting poor sound with cheap jumpers.  Paper clips indeed!

You need to get the new Super Jumpers by Reptile Grease.  $1,100.  Each.

You get what you pay for.  You'll love 'em.

I think that you’re missing the part where

  1. The OP said that there were no jumpers
  2. The OP ordered bi-wires

The paper clips would actually give the OP a listening experience before the new bi-wires arrive.

My recommendation is along the lines of what some would refer to as “Clear thunking”

No wonder you're getting poor sound with cheap jumpers.  Paper clips indeed!

You need to get the new Super Jumpers by Reptile Grease.  $1,100.  Each.

You get what you pay for.  You'll love 'em.

I got ahead ahead of myself. I realized that there were no jumpers. I owned a another pair Stratus Mini's years ago and used them with a Bryston 3B-SST. I removed the jumpers and used JPS Labes Biwire cable. That is probably the issue. I have biwire cables coming tomorrow.

Or use speaker wire as jumpers.

@teeter ^obviously^ … but at this point the OP could cut up and old extension cord and use that wire if he/she was too lazy to leave the house.

“no wire” jumping over, is worse that using some “non magical” speaker wire.

Do I need jumpers with Biwire speaker cable? Will the cables be enough?

The theory of bi-wiring is that separating the current of each driver improves clarity.  If you use jumpers and bi-wire you are eliminating the benefits because now the current flow will be equivalent in both sets of wires.

Something sounds wrong.  PSB makes pretty good speakers and certainly don’t design speakers with the glaring flaws you’re describing.  I’m guessing there’s a problem somewhere and replacing jumpers won’t likely fix it.  Bi-wiring budget speakers seems silly.  If anything, demo some jumpers and go from there, but something else seems amiss. 

Put jumpers in and be done with it. If you're thinking about bi-wiring for sound improvement, you're looking in the wrong place. Go with bi-Amping.

No. You need jumpers now. You’re only running part of your speakers.

Here’s a picture with jumpers. You can make jumpers with short pieces of wire, if needed.

 

It is awful. When I connect to the woofer it is a faint tinny sound. When I connect to the tweeter, the sound is fuller but flat and dead. 

Yes. But put the jumpers back in, in the mean time. Just listening to the woofer has got to sound terrible.

When I connect to the woofer only it is a faint crispy treble sound. When I connect to the tweeter there is a dull sound.