As for jumpers you can change the sound depending on what jumpers you use. I have 4 different ones and they all sound different. Add to that 4 different ways to hook up the main cable run and now it is nuts and worst yet they all sound different. Nordost and Audioquest have papers out there about jumpers and the various ways to hook them up as well as the common results and sad to say they are pretty much right on. I was shocked it really depends what you like. Give me the days back when I worked in the biz of most speakers having one set of terminals.
Vandersteen 2Ci - Bi-wire cable question
This might sound like a stupid question but I'm going to ask anyway. I see lots of bi-wire speaker cables with one pair wire connection to the amp on one side and two pairs (bi-wire) on the other/speaker end. I always questioned the wisdom and wondered how these cables are made. So here's my question: Are there any benefits in "converting" my regular speaker cables into bi-wire by simply splicing two short pairs of cables, of course same quality as the main cable with connectors on the speaker ends.The speaker in question is Vandersteen 2Ci which doesn't have jumpers. I'm also wondering how folks hook up regular speaker wires to these speakers.
Or, I should also ask if a bi-wire connection mandatory on these speakers? Thanks.