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The speaker wire plug [message #12662] Thu, 14 January 2010 16:48   RickBlacker Messages: 133 Registered: October 2008 Location: Oregon Senior Member A while back, I had replaced my drivers. Got what may be a dumb question. The speaker wire lead that has the 1/4" plug on it. It has two wires. One goes to the + nub on one driver, the other goes to the - nub on the other driver, and then there is of course the smaller patch wire going from the oposing + and - nubs. My question is this. On the main lead wire that has the 1/4" plug on it. Does it matter which wire goes to which speaker? So, say I'm looking at the lead from the back side of the plug, I'd have a left wire and a right wire. Does it matter which one goes to which speaker? I hope this question makes since. My amp : K100C-8 Report message to a moderator

Re: The speaker wire plug [message #12663 is a reply to message #12662] Thu, 14 January 2010 17:58   LesS Messages: 477 Registered: December 2002 Senior Member For the amplifier lead, it makes no difference. You are just making sure each speaker is in phase with the other. To check this, after all connections are completed, unplug the amp plug and briefly connect a 9 volt battery - both cones should move the same direction at the same time. (And if you had another cabinet connected, all drivers should move the same direction at the same time.) Report message to a moderator

Re: The speaker wire plug [message #12664 is a reply to message #12663] Thu, 14 January 2010 18:50   RickBlacker Messages: 133 Registered: October 2008 Location: Oregon Senior Member Thanks... They are in phase. From the master lead, one is going to positive other to negative. Then the only way the patch (as I call it) wire can go is from positive on one speaker, then negative on the other. I was just not sure if it mattered coming from the main lead wire. My amp : K100C-8 Report message to a moderator

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