OHM C2 - CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS; Speaker Wire and Preparation; Speaker Terminal Types and Connection; Wiring Best Practices

CONNECTING
THE SPEAKERS
Before
connecting
the
speakers
to
your
unplugged
receiver or
amplifier
make
sure
you
have
the right
kind
of
speaker
wire.
We
strongly
recommend
#16
gauge
zip
cord
(also
called
"lampcord").
lf
your
Ohm
dealer didn't
pro-
vide
you
with
zip
cord,
you
can
pick
some
up at
your
local
hardware store
at a
nominal
cost.
Note that one
side of
the
zip cord
has a ridge
running
the entire
length,
while
the
other
side
is smooth.
Ohm
loudspeakers
are
equipped
with either
binding
posts
or
pushbutton
terminals.
Binding
posts
will
accept
either
bare speaker
wire
or
"banana
jacks."
Banana
jacks
(available
at
most
electronic
supply stores)
are recom-
mended,
since
they
make it
virtually
impossible to
short
circuit
the speaker
terminals.
Push
button
terminals
(on
models so equipped) accept
bare speaker
wire.
Strip back
no more than
1/2"
of
insulation at
both ends
of
the zip
cord
with wire
strippers, scissors, or a
sharp
knife.
Now
twirl
each of
the
ex-
posed
ends
between
your
thumb and forefinger in
a
clock-
wise direction. This
simple
procedure
makes
it far
easier
to attach the
speaker
wire
to
the
pushbutton
terminals
or
banana
jacks
(if you
use them
in
conjunction
with
binding
post
terminals). lt
also helps
prevent
stray
strands of wire
from
shorting
the terminals
if
you
connect
the wires
directly
to the binding
posts.
Banana
jacks
plug
directly
into
the
large holes at the end
of
the
binding
posts.
lf
you
use
bare
speaker
wire
instead
of
banana
jacks,
loosen the
knurled
knob
on
each binding
post.
lnsert the bare speaker
wire into the small
holes
located about
halfway down
the terminals
and
then tighten
the knurled
knob.
Be sure
to
leave lots
of slack
in the speaKer
wire
untiiafter
you've
decided
where in
your
listening
room the speakers
sound
best.
And
even after
you've
done
this
you
should
leave
a couple of
feet
of slack
in the
wire
so
the components
can
be
moved around
a
little
without straining
the connec-
tions. Splicing
together two
different
lengths of
speakers
often
results in
signal
loss,
so
avoid doing so
if atallpossible.
To
assure
"in-phase"
opera-
tion,
with the woofers in
each
speaker
moving in
and out
simultaneously,
use the