Kenwood KM-894 amp: common ground or no?

HTguru1982
HTguru1982 Posts: 1,066
edited May 2014 in Electronics
So I've got an early pair(more on that in a sec) of SDA2's that are being powered by a Kenwood KM-894 amp. For the price I paid, it does a commendable job. So my first question is, is this thing common ground? I believe it was originally meant to be used with a Kenwood pre/intergrated amp. I have been using the speakers without the interconnect cable so whether or not the amp was common ground was of little importance. But I just finished making my own cable using insulated alligator clips but before I hook it up, I want to make sure I have a common ground amp. Here is a link to the manual: http://www.kenwoodusa.com/UserFiles/File/UnitedStates/Home/Manuals/km894.pdf

My SDA2's are an early set with the funky connector as seen in the pic. So my second question is, and I think I pretty much have the answer but want to be absolutely sure. Is this the correct way to connect the interconnect cable: Pin 1 on left speaker to Pin 2 on right speaker?

Thanks in advance!
Display: Sony 42" LCD
Sources: Harman Kardon DVD-27,
Panasonic DMP-BDT110 blu ray player
AVR: Sony STR-DA2400ES
Amps: Sonance Sonamp 260(fronts),
Kenwood KM-894(surrounds)
Fronts: NHT 2.5
Center: NHT VS-1.2A
Surrounds: NHT Super One
Subwoofer: SVS PB10-ISD
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