Hi Don thanks for your feedback the British use this approach and some of the best speakers in the world came from the UK.
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Photos please.
Hi, Berg, sorry to hear that you won’t take my advice a British speaker manufacture told me about this secret. The Brits make some of the best speakers in the world.
I tried that configuration and initially liked it but after some time something didn’t sound right to me.
Switched back to having the speaker cables going to the low frequency terminals then jumpers going to the upper frequency terminals, after which things sounded more coherent to me
Hi Huddy.
Sorry for being a bit hesitating to your advise.
I am now trying the connection you sugested, and you are right, there is a difference in the sound. Bass seems to be a bit fuller, and treble also seems to be a bit more present, and the senter slightly more focused.
But either way, these speakers sound really great with my Hegel H390.
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Both being over achievers IME.
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Go to hear you are trying it. 
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Regarding the change in sound depending on which set of inputs to use on the FR5’s, the cause may be related to the well-known directional properties of cables. Think about what’s happening in the jumper cables. Several weeks of burn-in of the jumper cables, where the woofer terminals are used for input, will set up repeated current flow from the woofer terminals to the tweeter terminals. If one shifts to using the tweeter terminals for input, the current flow in the jumper cables is reversed and is going from the tweeter terminals to the woofer terminals. The current is now flowing in a direction contrary to the way the jumpers have been conditioned during burn-in. Just a thought as to a possible cause for what you are hearing. This has probably been covered elsewhere on the forum.
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Good point
I have so many pairs of speakers, because I enjoy the different presentation they present. Keeps me from getting bored with the same sound. I have a pair of Dynaudio special 40’s, Kef R3 and Ls50 metas, ATC 11 , triangle comete 40th anniversary, edition,special edition to name a few.
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Not a good point. Audio signals are AC. No directional flow at all, just back and forth between positive and negative. Only reason they are red and black is so you can hook up the speakers in phase with each other.
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Agreed, you are right. Of course it is AC. My post provided a naive explanation. I wonder what causes the effect we are hearing?
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Silliness!
It is true that an audio signal is an alternating voltage.
However, connecting it in the wrong way has consequences. If you connect one side with the wrong polarity, the sound signals cancel each other out. One way to play speakers is to place them in front of each other and the sound cancels each other out.
However, in order to reproduce a sound correctly, it is also important that the first signal starts with the right phase. (The tweeter sets the signal, also for the mid and low tones).
For example, when a drum is hit, the drum skin first swings inwards and then swings outwards. Speakers wired the wrong way round, where + and - are swapped, would start the membrane’s movement in the opposite direction.
Best wishes, Andreas
My final impression on FR 5. These speakers are not exactly cheap in Norway (about 5000 $), but in my opinion, and compared to other quality speakers I have had ( Anthony Gallo Ref. 3.5 and Dynaudio Contour 30) they are worth every dollar.
FR 5 plays about any type of music in a great way in my setup, and in my livingroom. They present music with a great sence of authority and refinement, both in the bass, midrange and the higher frequencies. The holographic side of the soundstage is really impressive, and the speakers dissapear totally in a huge soundstage, both in width and depth. I have measured bass down to 33 Hz slightly rolled off in my living room, so I don’t feel any need for a sub together with FR 5. After experimenting back and forth with speakercables connection to the speakers, I found that my preferred way of connection is the one sugested by Huddy.
I know it is a risky way to buy speakers unheard, based on rewievs only, but with these speakers I am glad I did. They are without a doubth the best and most enjoying speakers I have had in my setup.
I think FR 5 is my endgame when it comes to speakers. And by the way, my cat seems to enjoy the sound from these speakers aswell. 
Hegel H390, Laiv Harmony, Lumin U1 mini, Oppo 103 and FR5.
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I trust the cat more than most reviewers, so that’s a big thumbs up for the FR5’s.
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I’ve had the FR5s since early August. I couldn’t be happier. I’m having a blast revisiting my favorite artists now with the FR5s. Also a shout out to Caleb for helping me with the purchase and for making arrangements for my PS Audio Factory tour on September 20. Here are a few photos from the tour and of my system. Happy Listening!
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Better than the 3.5s…?
In what way(s), if you don’t mind me asking?
I currently have AGA Reference 3.1 loudspeakers.
Curiously yours.
I did not say FR 5 were better than 3.5.
These two are totally different speakers, not really comparable.
I paid 6000 $ about 15 years ago for 3,5, heavily discounted.
But I think FR 5 offers better value for the money compared to 3.5 at the time I bought them.
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I am not going to start any cablediscussion here, but I wonder if anybody knows what speakercables PS Audio recomend used with FR 5, if they at all have any recomendation?
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