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Can I leave speaker jumpers in?

I’m setting up a second amp in my  system but my Audio Note speakers require bi wire. I plan to use separate cables for each amp. The first amp has the correct bi wire cables however I have a second pair of cables on hand that are not bi wired and will require some jumpers. My question is can I set up the jumpers and keep them installed and still use my bi wired cables or is this a no-no?
I hope I explained this alright.
Thanks. 
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scottscottsdale
103 posts
 
Just remove the jumpers when not needed.  
scottscottsdale
103 posts
 
Do not leave the jumpers in when bi wiring.  It will sound funny.  But it won’t kill anything. 
68pete
992 posts
 
No remove the jumpers when using the Bi wire cable or put both end of the bi wire cable to on speaker imputes then use the jumpers from there to the other impute. Make sure amp is off when switching wires,
burtontjones
8 posts
 
It's been my experience that if you have a speaker that has two sets of terminals the jumpers that come with them are usually made of some type of inferior stamped metal.
Almost any copper wire that you put between the posts would be an improvement over stamped metal jumpers.
Even a good pair of 16 gauge copper wire pieces per side, would do the trick.And it's an improvement you can easily hear. Especially in the upper mid-range and treble. It's one of the cheapest and most effective tweaks that I've ever used.
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