Speaker cables -- how to connect 4 on speaker w/ 2 on receiver?

[Joe S]

How do I connect the four terminals on the B&W speakers I just won w/ the two terminals on my receiver (+ and -). Is this what they call Type 4 cable? (you see what a novice I am). Thanks for any help.

 

[MDS]

The four terminals on the speaker are to allow bi-wiring (which is mostly worthless - search the forums for discussions on bi-wiring).

There should be a jumper of some kind - usually a metal plate - connecting the two different sets of speaker terminals on the speaker. If the jumper is in place, you can just use one pair of terminals.

 

[Joe S]

Yup. Jumpers in place. I'm all set. Thanks

 

[simpleHT]

Yup. Jumpers in place. I'm all set. Thanks

And also the four terminals on the speakers can be bi-amped as well if your receiver allows so. Just to make sure to remove the jumper before doing bi-amp.