Question about connections

mike929
mike929 Posts: 4
edited October 2010 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Hello,

I am new to the forum and have been reading alot of information. However I still have some questions. So please take it easy on me.

I recently starting acquiring my home theater setup. So far I have a Pioneer SC-25 , Monitor 60,40 and CS2. I still need a sub and wiring/connections (looking at getting from Monoprice ).

The speakers have 4 posts on the back connected with a metal bar ( from upper posts to lower posts) as i'm sure you are aware. Do i only need to connect into one pair of posts?

Also would I be able to bi-wire these to my SC-25? If so would it be worth it?

Monitor 40
polk40.jpg

Monitor 60
polk60back.jpg

Pioneer Elite SC-25
SC-25_REAR.jpg

Thanks in advance
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited October 2010
    Leave the jumper in place, connect to either. as for your second question...i would say no. Welcome to CP.
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  • cnoat
    cnoat Posts: 315
    edited October 2010
    +1 and IMO you would get no audilble difference with bi-wiring
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited October 2010
    keep on the jumper for now and just conect the ends to one set of posts.

    When people do upgrads etc they may change out the metal jumpers for a set of speaker wire to match the speaker wire they are using in general to improve SQ ect. This is not something you need to do right away.

    Regarding the 2nd thing, I would not bi wire. However if you want to you can try. Remember bi wiring is different than bi amping, so if you are confused let us know so we can explain the difference.

    Also when bi wiring make sure you remove the metal jumpers as otherwise its not good.

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  • mike929
    mike929 Posts: 4
    edited October 2010
    thanks for the quick replies

    I'll leave it as is for now.

    And from my understanding bi-amping ( to me equals this bi - means 2, so 2 amps ) which I do not have.........yet
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  • blairfrischx
    blairfrischx Posts: 259
    edited October 2010
    mike929 wrote: »
    thanks for the quick replies

    I'll leave it as is for now.

    And from my understanding bi-amping ( to me equals this bi - means 2, so 2 amps ) which I do not have.........yet

    If you are interested in the differences in bi-wiring and bi-amping, you can read these:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi-wiring
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi-amping
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