Attaching 2-wire speaker to an RCA plug

[Doc Won]

Just bought a Yamaha RX-V665 which only has an RCA type connector for the center speaker. My center speaker is a Paradigm Reference Studio that has + and - connections. Is there any solution to connecting to the receiver? The center speaker matches my other Paradigm speakers.

I had a Pioneer Elite receiver that did have + and - connctions for the center speaker. If only it would have had HDMI.

Doc Won

 

[Adam]

Welcome to the forum, Doc Won!

The RX-V665 has speaker terminals (the + and - connections) for a center channel. They are located on the back panel between the terminals for the front speakers and those for the surround speakers.

 

[j_garcia]

Doc, those aren't RCA connections, they are 5 way binding posts. Get some banana plugs and you are all set.

The RCA connections are outputs for external amplification, you cannot power a speaker directly from those outputs.