6
Connecting The System
1. We recommend 18 gauge wire
(or regular electrical “zip” cord)
to connect your
Model Six
loudspeakers to your amplifier
or receiver. For runs of more
than 50 feet, we recommend
the next size larger wire, 16
gauge or heavier wire.
2. Strip about half an inch of
insulation off the ends of each
speaker wire to expose the two
conductors. Twist the wire
strands tightly on each
conductor.
3. The stripped ends of the
speaker cable can be inserted
directly into the holes on the
side of the speaker’s binding
post. Unscrew the black or red
knob and insert the stripped
end of the cable into the
opening in the side of the
binding post, then tighten the
knob again. Be sure that no
individual strands of wire
short across terminal pairs on
the speaker units or on your
amplifier or receiver.
4.
It’s important that you connect
both speakers identically
. Your
receiver/amplifier and your
speaker terminals are color-
coded. Connect the amplifier’s
red terminal to the speaker’s
red terminal, and the black
terminal to the speaker’s black
terminal. Look for the ribbed
insulation on one lead of the
wire – or for different colored
wire strands after you strip off
the insulation – as a means of
telling the two leads apart.
While reversing the connections
on one unit will do no damage, the
speakers will be “out-of-phase”
which can diminish the stereo
effect and the speakers’ low bass
output.
Insert the wire marked with a stripe
or molding into the red terminal,
and insert the unmarked wire into
the black terminal.
