New amp, how to wire?

nacam
nacam Posts: 56
edited December 2009 in Vintage Speakers
Hi All;

I finally picked up some somewhat serious power for my 1.2TL's today. I went with a Rotel RB-1090 (380wpc @ 8 Ohms). Currently I am "bi-amping" my 1.2TL's with a Rotel RB-985 MKII (using 4 channels/2 for each speaker). That being said I have 2 pairs of wires running to each 1.2TL's. My RB-1090 has two sets of binding posts for "bi-wiring" speakers (as stated in the manual). My question is:

Do I put the HF/LF jumpers back on the 1.2's and connect all 4 wires to the back of the amp or leave them off?

Thanks in advance.
2 Channel Basement Setup:
PC With M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 Card
Rotel RC-1070
Rotel RB-1090
Polk Audio SDA SRS 1.2TL (1991) w/RD0-198 Tweeters.
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited November 2009
    If you're using all binding posts on the speakers, as far as I know yea you would have to remove the jumpers.

    Btw, congrats on the amp!
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited November 2009
    If you have a speaker cable going to each binding post,then you should remove the jumpers.Don't throw them away,put em' somewhere safe.Good luck and have fun.
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited November 2009
    You are going to cause some serious damage to the amp and/or speakers if you don't remove those jumpers.

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  • nacam
    nacam Posts: 56
    edited December 2009
    Thanks for the help guys! The guy I bought the RB-1090 from bought by RB-985MKII so it worked out to be an awesome deal. The 1090 makes a world of difference! More powerful but I was looking for an amp to better control the MW's and the 1090 seems to have been the right choice here!
    2 Channel Basement Setup:
    PC With M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 Card
    Rotel RC-1070
    Rotel RB-1090
    Polk Audio SDA SRS 1.2TL (1991) w/RD0-198 Tweeters.
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited December 2009
    nacam wrote: »
    Thanks for the help guys! The guy I bought the RB-1090 from bought by RB-985MKII so it worked out to be an awesome deal. The 1090 makes a world of difference! More powerful but I was looking for an amp to better control the MW's and the 1090 seems to have been the right choice here!

    That's some serious power there.....hooah!
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