5Separate and strip the ends ofthe speaker wire as shown.Speakers and electronicsterminals have corresponding(+) and (–) terminals. Mostmanufacturers of speakers andelectronics, including JBL, usered to denote the (+) terminaland black for the (–) terminal.The (+) lead of the speaker wireis noted with a stripe. It isimportant to connect allspeakers identically: (+) on thespeaker to (+) on the amplifierand (–) on the speaker to (–) onthe amplifier. Wiring “out ofphase” results in thin sound,weak bass and a poor stereoimage.With the advent of multichannelsurround-sound systems,connecting all of the speakersin your system with the correctpolarity remains equallyimportant in order to preservethe proper ambience anddirectionality of the programmaterial.S P E A K E R C O N N E C T I O N SConnection Tips