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Hi;

I've noticed a fair bit of interest and ownership of Siltech cables here so I would like to take the opportunity to ask a few questions about their jumpers. Do they come in a default length or are they always made to order? If there is a default length what is it and how is it measured? Is it from connector tip to connector tip which would actually vary based on the customers choice of connector or is the measurement just of the main cable component which would keep things consistent? With the Signature jumpers are they simply the standard Siltech blue wrapping as seen at the ends of all their cables or do they have the extra woven wrapping which is used between the bullets (i.e. the main cable body) on Siltech's cables?

If my speaker cables terminate with spades, what's the best connector choice for jumpers? Banana to spade, spade to spade (thus stacking with the main speaker cable, I'm not sure if that's a wise thing to do) or banana to banana?

Thanks
 
Siltech offers jumpers in spade to spade configurations. Standard length STARTS at 15cm, but you can add 10cm lengths if needed.

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Rod#S said:
Wouldn't hear a difference between what, the spades and bananas?
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Neither one.... no matter what jumpers or if none at all. Extremetly subtle diffence unless you have bat ears. I surely wouldn't agonize over it.
 
I find that in comparing jumpers on my D5s that they do make a difference. Is it a big difference - NO. But as one fine tunes their system, there is definitely a difference worth investigating.
 
So I guess true bi-wiring would have the most liklihood of an audible differrence i.e.entirely separate cables for the hi/mid and low frequency terminals. Where would bi-wire cables fit into the mix, same as jumpers just another means to an end or potentially in the middle, between jumpers and physically separate cables? I know Siltech does offer a bi-wire cable option on all of their cables and I think the price is baiscally the same as the jumpers.
 
Depends

I have 2 pairs of identical Kimber speaker cables that I can bi-wire the D5s. I choose to use one speaker cable a side and use jumpers because in my system - it sounds better.

In some past systems. Bi-wiring was my choice.

In general, I'm not a fan of a normal bi-wire cable because a lot of manufactures use the same amount of wire as their normal cable but just use half for each bi-wire component. That doesn't mean that in some systems it isn't the best sound.

Listen and trust your ears. And always remember - different isn't always better - there is usually give and take with all.
 
Thanks, that's a good point about how manufacturers do their bi-wire cables. To my knowledge Siltech just splits the standard wire at the end as I've never heard anyone mention that their bi-wire cables are visibly thicker which would typically be evidence they are adding more wire. Kimber on the other hand with their Bi-Focal and Tri-Focal cables do indeed add extra wire over that in the Monacle and it's noticeably visible in the cable thickness. Kimber also describes the differences on their website, how many strands go into each frequency range of the cable.
 
the professor said:
Depends

I have 2 pairs of identical Kimber speaker cables that I can bi-wire the D5s. I choose to use one speaker cable a side and use jumpers because in my system - it sounds better.

In some past systems. Bi-wiring was my choice.

In general, I'm not a fan of a normal bi-wire cable because a lot of manufactures use the same amount of wire as their normal cable but just use half for each bi-wire component. That doesn't mean that in some systems it isn't the best sound.

Listen and trust your ears. And always remember - different isn't always better - there is usually give and take with all.
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A man after my own heart, great advice Jock.
 
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