Help please with speaker wiring...

[bob16]

Just took my Paradigm monitor 7's out of the box and noticed they have two reds two blacks..How do I hook them up? Do I need special wire?? Sorry but as I am sure you can tell I am very new to all this...I just wanna great sounding room and am relying on you guys to help me get it!!!

 

[markw]

That indicates that these speakers allow bi-wiring or bi-amping, but those are other issues entirely.

There should be a jumper between the same color terminals. If this is the case, then you cah just hook up the speaker cables to either ones.

If you remove that jumper you will need two speaker cables, or you could just run a short piece of speaker cable between the same color terminals.

 

[bob16]

Bi-wiring

I see BJ cables has speaker wire I could use to do Bi-wiring?? Is this recommended? Would you do it? HELP.. thanks!!

 

[mtrycrafts]

I see BJ cables has speaker wire I could use to do Bi-wiring?? Is this recommended? Would you do it? HELP.. thanks!!

No, not recommended. Waste of good wire, or bad wire.

 

[f0am]

Bi-wiring simply means that your base drivers have their own set of wire running to them and the tweeter and the mid range have their own set of wire, there is alot of debat on wether or not this actualy does anything for you seeing as the power is still being drawn from the same source.

I personally have my speakers bi-wired. Onecall has cheap Audioquest bi-wire cable (ducking my head). Or you can simply jump the two connections together on the back of the speaker as suggested by somone else. Its entirely up to you.
If you search the forums there is a article some where around here about bi-wiring.

I hope this info helps you understand a bit more about what those connections are on the back of your speaker and why they are there.

 

[bob16]

one more question..

So if I don't use bi-wiring which plugs should I use?? High Frequency or Low Frequency?? thanks

 

[Buckle-meister]

So if I don't use bi-wiring which plugs should I use?? High Frequency or Low Frequency?

Either. Because they're joined by the little plate (jumper), it makes no difference.