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INSTALLATION
Before You Start…
Take a moment to read these brief recommendations.
1.Always shut off the power to all components before installing!
2. Use quality speaker wire. We recommend two-conductor wire with high quality
copper. You’ll also want to make sure that there is a means of determining polar-
ity (identifying the positive and negative strands).
3. All wire has resistance in it. The thicker the wire, the less resistance it has.
The less resistance, the better your speakers will sound. The thickness of the
wire should be determined by the length of the wire you are using. For longer
lengths, heavier wire should be used. See our table below:
Length of Speaker Wire (each speaker) Recommended Minimum Thickness
Up to 15 feet 16 AWG
15 to 30 feet 14 AWG
Over 30 feet 12 AWG
4. When connecting wire to a terminal, twist the wire strands together so that
they all can be neatly inserted into the terminal. If strands are left loose and
make contact with the terminal or a wire of the opposite polarity, they will
cause a short and can severely damage your speakers and equipment.
Phasing
It’s critically important that the speakers all work together. To accomplish this,
all speakers must be wired in phase.
This means that for each speaker and for your receiver, every positive wire is
correctly connected to a positive (+) terminal, and every negative wire is properly
connected to a negative (-) terminal. When this is the case, all of your speakers are
considered to be “in phase”. On our speakers the positive (+) input terminal is identi-
fied with a red band, while the negative (-) input terminal is labeled with a black band.
Your receiver or amplifier will provide identification by plus (+) and minus (-) symbols
or by colors also (commonly red for positive and black for negative).
If you are human like us, and you inadvertently connect some wires back-
wards, you will hear the results. Having a speaker out of phase significantly degrades
sound quality. In a stereo system, out of phase speakers will sound as if there is a
hole in the imaging between the speakers. Voices can sound as if they are far away
from you; coming from behind your speakers. Incorrect phasing can also significantly
diminish bass response. Therefore, it is important to make sure that the polarity of
every connection is consistent.