Wire Jumpers- Tell me a story...

Jer.War
Jer.War Posts: 180
edited March 2010 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
I am curious about peoples experiences with swapping the brass jumper plates with jumpers of speaker cable. Post some picks, what brand you used, results, etc.
[The Ever-Evolving System

LSI15's (PNF Symphony cabels, modded X-Over and subs), LSIC, LSI7's, Rega Apollo CDP (PNF ICON ICs, modified PS cct.), Yamaha RXV-1700 w/ ipod dock, B&K REF200.2 (fronts) Samsung BDP-1600, XBOX360, Patriot Box Office Media Player, 42" Samsung LCD.
Post edited by Jer.War on
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited March 2010
    I swapped out the jumpers for some 12 gauge monoprice wire that I had. I also added spikes at the same time. There was a noticeable difference when I listened to them again. I am not sure which one made the bigger difference since i did them at the same time. It is a super cheap tweak to do. I would strongly recommend trying it to see if it makes a difference in your setup.
    Front - RTiA5's
    Rear - RTiA3's
    Center - CSiA4
    Sub - PSW110
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Jer.War
    Jer.War Posts: 180
    edited March 2010
    I had my LSI sitting on carpet, un-spiked for a while (one of the spikes must have fell out of the box in shipping and I never go around to getting a replacement). One day I decided to give Polk a call and see what the scoop was. A few weeks later I had a new set of spikes no charge :)
    Immediately after installing them I noticed a deeper, tighter bass response. This gave the effect of having more bass. I don't know what I was thinking letting my LSI just sit all wobbly like on the carpet for so long. Dah well, live and learn....
    [The Ever-Evolving System

    LSI15's (PNF Symphony cabels, modded X-Over and subs), LSIC, LSI7's, Rega Apollo CDP (PNF ICON ICs, modified PS cct.), Yamaha RXV-1700 w/ ipod dock, B&K REF200.2 (fronts) Samsung BDP-1600, XBOX360, Patriot Box Office Media Player, 42" Samsung LCD.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited March 2010
    I made mine out of some DH Labs Q-10 Biwire cable. There was a noticeable improvement over the brass jumpers.

    I've heard that it's a good idea to match the jumpers with same cable you are using for speaker cable. I'm going to try this.

    Almost anything is better than the brass jumpers.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Jer.War
    Jer.War Posts: 180
    edited March 2010
    Definately some juicy jumpers there. What am I looking at the back of, btw?
    [The Ever-Evolving System

    LSI15's (PNF Symphony cabels, modded X-Over and subs), LSIC, LSI7's, Rega Apollo CDP (PNF ICON ICs, modified PS cct.), Yamaha RXV-1700 w/ ipod dock, B&K REF200.2 (fronts) Samsung BDP-1600, XBOX360, Patriot Box Office Media Player, 42" Samsung LCD.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited March 2010
    Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Monitors and the bass module underneath.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    This might help you out;

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99181
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter