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Speaker Cabling
Updated
16-May-2002 01:16:44 PM
Connectors (e.g., banana plugs) attach on one of several ways:
- Screw
threads and you twist it onto the bare wire.
- One,
or even two, set screws. You loosen them with a small screwdriver, insert
the wire, and tighten.
- A
hollow base piece and then a screw-on end piece that crimps the wire.
- A
piece that crimps over the wire with a special crimping tool that you can
buy from a hardware store for $10 or $15.
- Solder-on
connectors. More difficult to attach if you’re not used to soldering
(heating a connection to you can melt metal onto it), but probably the most
reliable connection.
Here's
even more
about banana plugs, including brands and prices.
If
you need help soldering, here are some
tips.
Be sure to get the
polarity of the speakers correct through the system. The AVIA
Guide to Home Theatre has several test that can check the phasing for you.
Do
speaker wires have to be of equal length? Here's a
post on the Home Theater Forum that argues that they do not.
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