New receiver turns off

[EddieG]

Get on the speaker's web site, find your speakers and check their spec sheet. There, you should find impedance rating and sensitivity given as some dB spl at 1W and 1meter= xdB 1w/1m

As was suggested by mark, stagger the wire connections by 2" at least. also, you may want to use a magnifying glass to check all connections at the amp and speakers too for any wire touching.
The level is normal.
Let us know the outcome.

Impedance is 4-8 ohms (what is impedance? Can speakers get erectile dysfunction? Oh...that's impotence!)
Sensitivity is 90 db (what does this number represent...the max volume?)

BTW, my mains are the Mordaunt Short 908. My surrounds, which are the ones with a wire splice, where el cheapo no names that came with a sub-$100 HTIB. I since replaced them with hand-me-down Sony's and I have yet to check their specs. I think that the surround wires where touching, and when a surround sound effect fed power to the speakers, that's when the system decided to shut down.

Thanks!