New Martin Logan Owner with a couple of questions!

[jlmathis]

Hi! As of yesterday I am a new proud Martin Logan owner! I bought a pair of SL3's to replace my Bowers and Wilkins CM7's for the living area. When I got them in I noticed that they didn't come with jumpers on the back and I only have bi-wire banana plug speaker cables. What do I need to be able to get these hooked up? Have a picture of the back of the speakers and connectors it came with. The connectors came with one open where I can put a banana plug in and the other one was closed.

Do I just have to buy cables with spades or find connectors that will work with my banana plugs? Looking for the easiest solution since I live in Chicago and can run out and grab something quickly. A couple of photos for reference. The second photo I just grabbed off the internet for reference. It didn't come with four closed connectors, only two.

https://imgur.com/a/ZlLhjFr

https://imgur.com/a/fTPpXFa

Also, I have a Nuforce STA200 which is a 160 watt 80x2 solid state amplifier into 8 ohms. Is this enough to give me enough headroom, or should I look into tubes for them. I see Martin Logans are paired with them a lot. Thanks in advance and glad to be a new owner!

 

[JonFo]

Congrats on the new ML's !!

You are correct, both connectors need to be either bridged with a jumper plate, or bi-wired.

Those post caps in your second picture are different than the ones on my SL3 (I have a spare decorating the entrance to the HT, yeah, I'm wierd that way ), mine (pictured below) has Banana plug holes in the caps, so I can use spades or bananas.

So you could try and find post caps that have banana plug holes, or you can just switch the ends of your current bi-wire cables to spades.

If looking for a new post nut, you might peruse products on parts express, such as this bi-amp speaker post cup ($7/ea) and re-use the post caps on the SL3 (but you'd need to see if the thread and width match, there are technical drawings on the listing) https://www.parts-express.com/bi-amp-speaker-terminal-cup-satin-nickel-banana-binding-post--260-286

Here is what my SL3 post nut looks like: