Wino

I just replaced the straps with wire. I cut two short pieces of speaker wire, stripped the insulation off both ends and attached the right top post to the right bottom post and did the same with the left posts. I can't say at this point that it sounds better than how it did with the metal strap, but it certainly sounds just as good. But in my case because I lost the metal strap it sounds remarkably better than having nothing. My ears are happy now.

Zandern, not that it really matters but my other speakers ARE Klipsch. Anyway, like I said, it doesn't matter 'cause my problem is now solved with vddobrev's help.

vddobrev - THANK YOU!! I REALLY appreciate the advice, it worked great and now my speakers sound terrific again. That makes an unbelievable difference not having the posts connected. Speaker wire as you recommended works great.

I appreciate your post, but that's my point - how do I get Klipsch to send me a replacement (where do I go to order parts such as this and I don't know what this metal tab is called). Thanks again...

I have a pair of Klipsch RF-3 speakers. I just moved to a new city and hooked up my speakers and I noticed that the left speaker didn't sound right. It's not producing the high end (treble) that the right one is. I checked the hook-up and noticed that I'm missing one metal tab that connects the top speaker inputs to the bottom speaker inputs. 2 Questions: 1. Most importantly, where can I get one of these metal tabs? It's got to be REAL cheap but I don't know where to find it! 2. Why does Klipsch have two speaker inputs? None of my other speakers have 2 inputs, so I'm wondering why they do this.