How do you connect speaker wires to an amp?

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What happens if you wire speakers the wrong way round?

Reversing speaker wire polarity is a common audio error. This action is known as making the speaker out of phase, and results in audio oddities. Although this is not dangerous to a speaker or amplifier, proper power delivery and speaker response is not possible with reversed speaker wires.

Does it matter how I wire a speaker?

As long as the speakers are connected with the same polarity, it doesnt really matter which one they are connected to. The easiest thing to do is to connect the red terminal on the amplifier or receiver to the red terminal on the speaker.

Is the ground cable negative or positive?

The positive battery cable is a wire wrapped in red casing that connects the battery to your cars computer. The negative battery cable (also known as the ground strap or ground cable) is a wire wrapped in black casing that connects the battery to your vehicles chassis for grounding.

Is the negative on a battery ground?

The negative terminal of the battery is connected to your car body, so you can connect your sirens negative terminal directly to your closest ground point (car metal body). Theres no reason to have multiple cables on your batterys terminal.