How to Connect Speakers to Amplifiers | Home Audio Basics
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
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Video Timeline:
1:23 - strip cable
3:18 - bare wire connection
6:26 - banana clips
8:47 - pin connectors
11:08 - Spade connectors
13:07 - Dual binding posts
14:09 - My recommendation
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About this video:
In this video, Techno Dad walks you through how to connect speakers to an amplifier. There are many ways to connect your speakers and I cover all the options and I give my recommendation with the equipment I use. Connecting amps and speakers is pretty simple, and this guide will make you a pro in no time!
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1:23 strip cable
3:18 bare wire connection
6:26 banana clips
8:47 pin connectors
11:08 spade connectors
13:07 dual binding posts
14:09 his recommendation
Thank you!
Thank you so much ... it took me forever ... but I was finally able to connect my new turntable to the amp and the speakers ... your video helped me so much. I had NO IDEA what I was doing. Thank you for the clear instructions. Your video was essential to setting everything up. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
You’re very welcome, Jennifer. I’m glad you doing the video!
I have to set up one too. I just find it annoying that things cant be simple with turn tables. Got to do so much work. Miss the old days when you can just plug and go. I had a cheap one that was like that but it started wobbling badly so wound up getting a more expensive one and i went to set up and boom nadda. needed to go back to get the amplifer and speakers and stero wire. Need to wait for the speakers to come in but im hoping i dont start a fire or blow anything up. lol
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As a home audio novice, I found this tutorial very easy to follow and set up my speakers to my amplifier. Thank you.
Vincent, we are in the same boat, I mistakenly ordered just one cable to connect the speakers and amp...I thought I would be getting 2 but...ok...I'll order the other one and call it aday. What speakers did you get, and do you have a Subwoofer to?
Thanks for helping out this old granny revive some vintage speakers (that I bought new in the '80)
Nice!! Glad I can help!
@lyndaofiowa those are the best. I bought two 12s and two 15s from a pawnshop I think one set was Yamaha. They sound better than my sons way newer ones. Keep rocking Sis!
I was feeling like a moron trying to figure out my speaker problem, and so glad you came up in my basic search... I watched less than half your video but that got me feeling confident and got the ball rolling, and just a little while later I had troubleshot the entire system and was sitting down in The Sweet Spot with my Tunes blaring ;) Thank you for taking the time to share sweet Daddyo ;)
Glad I could help! Welcome to the channel Jen!
You made this seem so easy and user friendly. I came in thinking I needed to be an engineer and pay people to do this. Have a like & subscribe my dude! Thanks.
You’re very welcome! I’m glad you found the video!
@@TechnoDad I did it!!! I just connected a raw wire speaker to a vintage Marantz receiver. I'm so excited. Thank you Daddy-O!! ♥️🤷🏻♀️💋
@@helensharron5799 Ayyyy!! You are very welcome! I’m glad you were able to get it done.
Many thanks for uploading!
I implore your viewers not to make my mistake. It's VITAL to ensure not even ONE strand is near the opposite pole when using binding posts, leading to a short circuit! It's remarkably easily done: at 06:24 you'll see what I mean, at the middle of the picture. It's a good idea to tuck the protruding wire around the post in the same direction as you turn the nut so it winds itself in and is less prone to splaying out. (This also usefully increases the contact area, giving better sound).
I missed a single strand once. It contacted and made a short circuit to the opposite pole. The amp gradually overheated but I didn't know until I smelt it on the other side of the room, by which time its rubber feet were sliding off in their own goo. You may be luckier and have a fuse blow. Better just to check! :-D
Thank you for the warning! That would be my mistake!🤣🤣🤣
@@aimee-lynndonovan6077 :-)
Thank you! I was terrified to install speakers and an amp before watching this. You made it look so easy and explained it so well. Thank you for doing the different types of connectors. I hate when videos only show the type they have.
You're very welcome!
Techno Dad I’m confused since you switched up the positive and negative cable. Could you elaborate?
Ok
This is perfect. There are not enough basic videos for folks just starting out. Thank you!!!!!
You're welcome Dave!!
Thank you so much! I moved out of state away from someone who always set it up for me. Now, Thanks to you, I hooked it up myself and have my music again! I really appreciate your easy instructions !
I'm glad the video was helpful!
finally a video showing pin connectors going into a spring clip. Thank you.
Dude! This is an excellent video.
Thanks Timothy!
Techno Dad you are welcome sir
The little "hehe" after you said "just a quick little snip of the tip" made me laugh.
Thank you so much for dumbing this down for people like me, this helped me sooo much! Down to the amazon recommendations/option.
My brother bought me a turn-table for my birthday last year, and then a few bookshelf speakers for another occasion. It seems like he was as clueless as me, because he didn't buy anything else. Finally, I got tired of staring at them in a corner, so I bought the amp but was still lost on how to connect the cables. I watched a couple of other vids of "how to" but they didn't actually break it down this much and I was getting so frustrated.
Liked and subscribed! :)
Thank you so much! This was exactly what I needed! I thought I was literally never gonna figure this process out! Huge thanks 🙂
Glad it helped. Thank you for watching!
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As always, another very informative and well laid out instructional video that is easy to follow. I too have never used anything other than banana plugs and also have the same monster banana plugs. They aren’t cheap but always seem to be my go to plugs.
Thanks brotha! Yeah, I think it might be because Monster was the only brand I could find 20 years ago, lol!!!
I'm pretty sure I got mine when I bought some audio gear. They threw in the cables with the deal and happened to have the Monster Cable Banana Plugs attached.. They have been my favorite. The locking banana plugs are my second favorite only because they are so long.
The reason for two screws on the pin connector, or on some banana plugs, is something you defeated by stripping the cable too far down. The top screw is to hold the wire while the bottom screw is to hold the cable covering/casing. So you only should strip the wire far enough to allow the bottom screw to engage that casing. It makes for a much more secure and long lasting connection, especially when you pull the plug out multiple times to move the speaker or receiver.
Yup. I knew immediately it was amatuer hour when he pulled out the needle-nose pliers
I think he admitted that in the video...
I didn't look this up with my speakers disconnected, you did!
This man has the best sense of humour, you love to see it.
Your tip on shaping the wire when connecting to the Yamaha was a massive help 😊
Glad I could help!
Thank you! Great video. Very helpful. Explained in a down to earth way and not complicated.
Weirdly I had a hard time finding video like this. This is great. First time even doing something like this
thanks man! I bought some speakers online and the manual talked of everything BUT how to connect them. You've got a new subscriber.
You are very welcome!
You taught me so much about the connectors. Do you have a video on input and output locations we need to use for adding a amplifier to the receiver. I never have hooked one up.
Thank you. Exactly what I needed. Wish I found this video first.
Ha ha ha ha 4 years and your videos are still up and Poppin. You must have the Midas touch Channa D.
This is my most viewed video!!!
Excellent video. Thanks !
Great video, I feel a lot more confident now after watching it.
"Just the snip of the tip", thats what she said and now I am a dad 😃😃
Lol!!!
2:11 is juicier 👌
Wait, I thought the snip is what PREVENTS you from being a dad?
Thats what they said and now I am circumcised.
it's funny because the word tip could refer to the end of a penis and also the end of anything else.
I think about penis all the time so I draw vague correlations with everything to my favourite subject.
Hello Techno Dad and thanks to taking your time to teach us. I Would like to ask about speaker active and amplifier , can I connect both together?
most helpful video i’ve seen. Have been trying to figure something out for a while and this was the perfect vid for it
Thank you Logan for the kind words. I’m so glad you found the video!
1:54 “We just need a quick little snip of the tip right there” and that laugh after lmaoooo I love this guy
Thank you for another great video. I’ve a question: I think you’ve connected the ‘Pins’ not right; you use both screws for the kabel without the rubber, but you have to screw the frontscrew to make contact with the blank wire (you can fold the blank wire to make a better grip) and screw the backscrew with the rubber!. With this connection it holds longer without the chance to break it. Second question: did you know that you can also put the bananaplug into most receiver-connectors by onscrewing them first and put the plug into the hole for the blank wire? On this way the plugs won’t unplug when you’re moving the receiver.(I’m Dutch, so sorry for my english....)
Thanks for the tip RABooden!!
Amazing!! Thank you so much, you make everything look great. We never finish to learn in life! Thank you for your help
You're very welcome!
This vid just saved me soo much time. Thanks
Thank you, I really like the Banana Clips
Thank You! Your video was really useful.
You are very welcome, thank you for watching!
Good vid. Quick tip with spade connectors (when they're at an awkward angle) - use a pair of pliers or a clamp to gently bend the spade to the correct angle.
That's a great idea!
Awesome, thank you
Great video. Where were you when I was first attempting to connect them as a Newbie? Have a feeling I fried my speakers. Oh well, now I know where to go for info. Awesome to now be able to go buy connectors and know what I'm looking for.
I hope your speakers aren't fried!! I would always recommend banana plugs for all speaker wire connections.
sweet video. thanks for the easy tutorial.
Great video. Always need a basics video for us newbies
Thanks!!
This guy explained everything. Pretty good video!
Thank you so much for watching, Sam!
Thanks man, you helped me to connect my speakers to the amp.
Nice! Glad I could help Sam.
You have no idea how long I have looked for this as a first time stereo system buyer
Hi Daniel! I'm glad you found the video!
We need more techno dad. I literally can't brush my teeth in the morning before I do the "jump" music as I shuffle to the sink.
Lol! You're awesome! Did you download the track? It's called 'Forever' You can find it here: iTunes: bit.ly/CDS29Yrs - Beatport: bit.ly/CDS29YrsBP - Spotify: bit.ly/CDS29YrsS - Amazon: bit.ly/CDS29YrsAM
Thank you very clear nice techno dad , can we have video on home theatre acoustic & screen size how to determine
Excellent tutorial. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
@@TechnoDad It was. Again, thank you.
You saved me! Thank you
You're welcome!
Loved the video specially the binding post ,but need more info on binding ,I have my fronts definitive BP 9080 without the metal pieces should I put them back for max sound ?
Trying to learn audio with my son and this video was simply awesome. Thanks brother
Thank you so much! I'm stoked you guys were able to find the video and it helped out.
Perfect video, straight to the point and shows the variations of setups we may face. Thanks!
You’re very welcome Teri!
Thank you Sir! I was going bananas trying to figure out the banana plugs. Now it makes sense!
Nice!
Thanks for a very helpful video!
Very well explained video tutorial.
Would you say that attaching banana plugs to bare copper wire cables for attachment to speakers is better than just a bare wire connected to the speaker..?
In short, would there be an improvement in sound quality?
Finally, the shorter the speaker cable, means a superior ( better...) quality of sound, am I correct?
Many thanks!
thank you so much this helped so much! got to finally set up my speakers!!
Thanks for the video. Looking forward to learning more here. I just hooked up a vintage Kenwood receiver and tuner using some KEF speakers.
Nice! I'm glad you found the video!
Great channel! Love your vids.
Could you do a video/walkthrough of what an AMP is and what are the circumstances you'd use one? Thanks!
Thank you, this was so clear & concise.
I have marshall speakers, all are different models, and I have amp as well.
Are the Bannana plugs universal for the speakers? Ive never done this before 😅😅
The instructions recomend spade connectors for the amp but speakers can only take the Bannana plugs
Hi! Banana plugs should work for most speaker terminals with binding posts. You can find cables that have spade on one end and banana on the other - amzn.to/3sibkyK - amzn.to/40jpJai
thanks this video is helping me understand speakers, my dad has a bunch of speakers laying around that he used to play around with and i wanted to use them again
All very straightforward now I've seen this. Thank you!!
You’re very welcome, David.
I'm about to set up my first home cinema these days and this video is a blessing. Thanks for the explanations :)
You’re very welcome!!
Great video. Information was clear and fast
Man 5 minutes in and you’ve told me more then tech store guy to get my old stereo hooked up to my studio speakers!
Awesome! So glad you found my video!
Great video, exactly what i needed to know. Thank you!
This was so helpful, especially for a noob like me. Super excited to hook up my Martin Logan speakers!!!
Thanks for the help! Got it to work but what a pain in the gluteus maximus!
Thanks! I wasn't sure how to get the terminals on the back of the receiver attached.
How thick should be the wire for a good sound? My cables are much thinner than the Monster one you have, and was wondering if it is ok?
Thanks for taking the time, it helps!:-)
Hi. thnx for the tutorial. I`ve still got one question. My wires are kinda defferent, they got a plastic cover>wire inside of it> another thiner plastic inside> and another second wire inside of the second plastic. what are the purposes of the two layers of wires (inside and around him)?
Best vid on connections I have found ! Thx !
Nice! Glad you liked it!
Techno Dad, Do you know if using stiff pin connectors on a speaker with spring or clip loading inputs works? Or do you have to use the raw wire or flexible pins on the spring loaded/clip loading speaker inputs? Thanks!
It would probably work. But it’s a better solid connection if u use bare wire
Good stuff for a dummy like me, last time I wired up stereo kit was in the 70's particularly helpful with the bi-wire and the bars on the speakers, thanks Ted
I'm glad you found my video, Ted!
Subscribed because good video. Also because of the amazing channel name
Thank you Star Command!!
Banana connectors made my system sound so much better! They were so worth spending $15 for ea speaker for something I'll disconnect every 10 years
Yup! Love banana clips!
I got these KEG T301 satellite speakers and an audio receiver what kind of banana plug do I need to link these speakers with the pyle PTA66BT av receiver?
Lmao this dude laughed when he said “snip of the tip” 😂
LOL!
Thank you for sharing a very helpful video!
Great video! I appreciate how thorough you were!👍
Worked great. Rhank you.
Hey. You made it looks so easy. I'm from Jamaica. I bought a Sony stereo receiver str-DH 190 without hdmi insert and it's driving me nuts to connect to my Camden surround sound and to my TV. Please help!!!
We just purchased a house that has an integrated speaker system. What do we need to buy to plug all of the wires into? There seem to be 4 wires for each room with speakers inside and outside of the house. There’s no way we can plug all of these wires into a regular stereo. My husband and I are not tech savvy and would appreciate any help. You’re very easy to understand and I’m fairly certain I could follow any advice given. Thanks in advance. Blessings!
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Can you recommend a set of pliers to use for this purpose? If you would link me via Amazon I will purchase through your link.
Thank you! I am setting up my stereo after several years. Can't believe I can't remember if positive goes to positive!
You're very welcome Ellen. I'm glad you found the video!
Thanks very much. I have never done this before. This helps out a lot.
You’re very welcome!!
this video is needed. thank you !
Amazing, so helpful, thank you very much
You're very welcome!
Great information. I will have 7 speakers about 23 feet high in the ceiling. I do not want to have any problems with the speaker connections. Which speaker connection do you recommend for the money and which connection do you recommend for a fail safe/30 year permanent solution? I will need to rent a lift so I want to get this right!
If you hook up 9 speakers (5.1.4) to an AV receiver, that would be 36 times pulling the rubber and plastic casing off the copper. So go and buy a wire stripper, its worth it.
Lol, yeah, I hear what you're saying. Although, I already had a 5.1 setup before I started the move to Atmos and then bought cables that already had pre-terminated ends.
Jan Reinhardt what about the subwoofer? Doesn’t it needs the speaker wires too? (Im new to this speaker/home theater scene) by my math you only counted the 3 front speakers 2 surrounds and the 4 cieling speakers in the setup u were talking about. Which would add up to 9x4=36 which doesn’t include the subwoofer
@@atorres5317 Subwoofers generally use an RCA Cable with predetermined ends.
Wire strippers are cheaper than real ones
Well done! Thanks, it was helpful. I have an old amplifier/receiver which needs pin connectors.
Monster cables makes some really nice stuff
You 're a very good teacher , thank you for the clear lesson .
You’re very welcome! I actually used to teach piano and guitar from my home before COVID hit.
Good video. Can you make detailed standard calibration video on Yamaha AV Receiver.
Try this one - ruclips.net/video/FiQ4fJSL7JE/видео.html
Hey, thanks for the help! Is there a way to hook up speakers (spring clamp wire style) to a DVD player instead of a receiver? The DVD player doesn’t have the positive and negative wire outlets, but is there an adapter or a work around?
thanks for showing those connections
You’re welcome!
Great video
Nice. thanks for the vid...
You’re welcome, Chris!
Awesome video 🔥
I’ve been searching around RUclips for how to connect some JBL Control 5s. Can you help me out? I’m trying to find some affordable amps/receiver to power these suckers - apparent info 4 ohms 175W are important in deciding an amp, idk.
My older brother gave them to me so I can hear my beats made from my laptop. Any help would be appreciated 🎉
On my way to upgrade my basic Denon 5.1 1610 AVR. Either I go for an AVR + ext amp or processor + amp. Looking at cost vs performance, what do you suggest? I like your option of the 3 channel amp for the LCR channel.
Just saved my rookie ass! Yeow!! You get a like! You get a follow!
Welcome!!! Thank you for watching.
Thank you. very good information