That's funny, I just saw the other thread so I totally get the confusion.
It doesn't need to play that loud. We're having more of a dinner party setup with a quick ceremony. So now blasting music or dj dance party going on.
Is there a piece of special equipment I need that'll test the resistance? I do have a multimeter.
The thought I had was to have some sort of bluetooth/usb receiver or amp that made the speakers work and that I could set up a playlist via my phone or thumb drive and then just walk away.
Thanks for the info!
Multimeter works fine, but identifying the speakers requires some kind of signal- you can use a battery and piece of wire if someone else can help to listen for the sound and then, you can make a list. If the speaker layout is self-explanatory for the Left/Right/Center/Rear speakers, anything outside of the room with the wall plates will be for later reference.
You would connect the wires to the minding post pairs, place one wire on a battery post and tap the other wire on the remaining battery post- it makes a scratching/popping sound. If you don't hear anything, have the other person stand under the speakers and touch the wires together- if it makes a quiet pop, that means the original installer added a bass filter (capacitor). The possibility of this filter will also cause you to not see a normal resistance- it might show something briefly, but it will look like there's nothing connected. If this happens, set the meter to the Diode position and you'll see the resistance, but it won't be a consistent number- it will start at one value and gradually change.
That takes care of identifying the wires, but you still need to make connections- you can't just bunch the wires together and connect them to an amplifier and if you read the other thread, my comment about a speaker selector apply.
