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How to Wire Speakers in Parallel & Series, and how does it affect Impedance?

Last Updated: May 17, This article was co-authored by Jason Williams. With more than 35 years of experience, he specializes in home automation and home theater system installations. This article has been viewed , times. Each speaker is a little different, but most of them will be wired in a similar way. This wikiHow will show you the most common way of wiring speakers. Measure the distance from your amplifier to your speaker, then buy enough wire.

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There are a number of ways that speakers can be wired, but the most commonly used are Parallel and Series. These are also the two ways in which our speaker systems are based upon and is what you will use when installing them. You can also combine series and parallel wiring to achieve a desired impedance, which will be explained further below. In simple terms, impedance refers to the load a speaker places on the amplifier.

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Last Updated: March 29, Fact Checked. With more than 35 years of experience, he specializes in home automation and home theater system installations. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed , times. Do you want to improve your home audio?

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How to Connect Speaker Wire to Receiver

July 09, 4 min read. Home stereo systems can be pretty challenging to connect, especially if you run the speaker wires to and from an audio stereo receiver. Not connecting the wires the right way can make the sound quality fuzzy, that is if there is any sound produced at all.

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