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In Reply to: NO! posted by Ron Oehlert on March 12, 2007 at 22:24:46:
What's the common terminal? I have one per channel that is labeled 16, 8, 4 and ground. Thanks
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Common = Ground = Negative = (-) = Black = 0, it matters not what you call it. Likewise, Positive = (+) = Red = X ohms (4, 8, or 16, you select which). Vacuum tube amplifiers utilize output transformers with various impedance taps so that the load to the output tube remains constant despite different speaker load impedance; transistor amplifiers operate into loads of 4-ohms or greater, so positive & negative terminals suffice.
Ok, right now I have only 2 speakers hooked up. I have a positive and negative from each speaker wound together and that is put in each channel's 4 ohm slot. Is this correct? Ive never had an amp where there was not a positive and a negative slot for each channel... thanks for your help.
Twisting 2 or more wires together & connecting them all to the same terminal is identical to just one wire = you have no circut & no sound. For a single Advent speaker per channel, connect the speaker Positive to the amplifier 8-ohm terminal & the speaker Negative to the amplifier Ground terminal. For a stacked pair of Advents per channel, move the amplfier-side connection from 8-ohms to 4-ohms & leave Ground connection hooked up. Then connect 1st speaker Positive to 2nd speaker Positive & 1st speaker Negative to 2nd speaker Negative. Do the same for the other channel. Perhaps you should seek the assistance of an adult family member or a neighbor.
smileatthebus should just go ahead and jump straight to the "turn yourself around" part. At least then he/she will know what it's all about.
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