Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 04:36:57 GMT From: Mike Schuster <mikeschuster2nopsam.com> Subject: Re: Is positive negative, or vice versa?
Just in case you are not sure if you have gotten the wires connected backwards, or "out of phase": if they are out of phase, the low end signal, or bass, will be cancelled out with the result being a lack of bottom end in you music. J wrote: > Hi, speakers do not have negative or positive terminals as they process > AC signals. However for optimal stereo performance, it is important that > a pair of stereo speakers are identically phased. This means that if you > see any colour coding of the speaker wires and terminals, then wire both > speakers the exactly same way, either way round will do. > > Johannes > > Revan wrote: > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I have a 2000 9-3 and have decided to replace the factory speakers. When I > > took a peek at the speakers today I noticed a brown speaker wire and a brown > > wire with a stripe on one side; and a black wire with a green stripe and one > > with a white stripe on the other side. I am assuming that the wire with the > > brown stripe and the wire with the green stripe are negative and the others > > are positive. Am I correct? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Revan