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crazydemon
crazydemon Posts: 5
edited November 2006 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I know all the speakers are the same as far as same color on neg and same color on pos. on all speakers but dose it matter - on pos and + on neg. F.Y.I. I did have + amp to neg speaker and - amp to pos speaker. I switched them around and big diff. in sound.
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited November 2006
    Yes.
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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited November 2006
    changin polarity changes phase of speaker which changes the way it sounds
    Speakers:
    Definitive BP7001sc mains
    Definitive C/L/R 3000 center
    Polk RT800i's rears
    Definitive supercube I Sub
    Audio:
    Onkyo TX-NR3010
    Emotiva XPA five Gen 3
    OPPO BDP-103 CD, SACD, DVD-A
    Video:
    Panasonic TC-P65ZT60
    OPPO BDP-103 Bluray
    Directv x's 2
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,798
    edited November 2006
    I don't think he is changing polarity.

    If you mean using the wire marked (-) on the positive terminals, and the wire marked (+) on the negative terminals on ALL the speakers AND the receiver/amp, it will make no difference at all.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited November 2006
    Exactly, it doesn't matter how you hook it up, as long as all speakers are hooked up in the same fashion. IE:, we don't care if the drivers move in or out first, as long as they all do the same thing. You'd probably be suprised how many times the phase can be inverted as the signal travels from source to amp to speakers.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited November 2006
    Colour of the posts don't really matter as long as you stay consistant with your wiring. Harmon Kardon and some other companies are notorious for attemping to make things easier with colour coding their binding posts so you'll have a row of binding posts that looks like a friggin rainbow. I don't think they do this with too many of their actual receivers (if any) but for sure on their home theater in a boxes (hks100, 35 etc..)
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