i just bought new speakerwire for my surround sound. it isnt labeled as pos/neg. is the wire with the white line down the length of it negative???

8/20/2006 3:58:39 PM

There's no difference between the two wires. Use the line to match the positive on your receiver to the positive on your speakers.

8/20/2006 4:04:18 PM

oh thanks, so just make sure i keep it neg to neg and pos to pos??

8/20/2006 4:05:35 PM

yes.

8/20/2006 4:13:51 PM

if you really wanna be anal about it, wrap the ends near the tip with red or black electrical tape.



or just do what spooky said.

8/20/2006 4:18:07 PM

The line is just to help you match up. It can be negative or positive.

I have some Audio Acoustics wire that is plain white with writing on each wire. you have to look really close find any difference. One wire has a + sign every few inches. pain the arse

8/20/2006 4:45:27 PM

Meh, lamp cord works pretty good for most speaker runs and is pretty easy to distinguish wires. It's also cheap as hell.

8/20/2006 10:08:59 PM

nothing with copper stranded wires is cheap as hell

the price of copper has skyrocketed in 10 years.

8/21/2006 7:58:09 PM

I used to just use phone cable. Worked fine.

8/21/2006 9:06:39 PM

You should get some Transparent speaker wires. They are nice.

[Edited on August 21, 2006 at 9:51 PM. Reason : dsfd]

8/21/2006 9:50:54 PM

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8/22/2006 1:16:38 AM

waht is transparent speakerwire?

8/22/2006 2:25:48 AM

made of glass!!!

[Edited on August 22, 2006 at 9:38 AM. Reason : you weren't referring to fiber optics were you? ]

8/22/2006 9:37:22 AM

wow- I may have an entirely different opinion of techtalk now..... Not one person called this kid a retard! NOT ONCE!!! I remember asking a question about Firefox one time and was flamed to oblivion--- Has techtalk grown a heart?

8/22/2006 2:40:40 PM

Transparent is audiophile grade speaker cable. Doesnt really sound like you need that but if anyone else out there is looking for some really good cables check them out. I have a set and they are amazing. Here is their website http://www.transparentcable.com/index2.html

8/22/2006 5:28:38 PM

^^I was just waiting, sorry

^retard

8/22/2006 5:31:22 PM

^ retard?? what?

8/22/2006 5:47:39 PM