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Each speaker needs to be connected using two wires. One wire is "grounded" and the other carries the alternating sound signal. This question is very simple to ask but is much more complicated to answer because you don't say anything about the kinds of terminals there are on the speaker or the amplifier! On the speaker are there threaded posts with thumb nuts? Or clip-on-wire connectors? Or some other system? On the amplifier what type of speaker output terminals are there: are they screw-down types which need a loop of wire under a washer? Or sockets for phono plugs? Or some other system?
There are so many possible wire/terminal combinations it doesn't make sense to write a long essay on all the possible hook-ups you could use.
If you cannot work it out from the User Guides that came with the speaker or the amplifier then it is best either to ask a friend who knows about speakers to show you what to do, or ask someone at any store that sells hi-fi systems.
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∙ 13y agoWhen you say "wire 3 speakers" I assume you mean off of one output. If so, then I will tell you that there are two ways to wire 3 speakers.
Series: In series wiring you connect the positive terminal of speaker one to the negative terminal of speaker two, then you take the positive terminal of speaker two and connect it to the negative terminal of speaker three. Now you can connect the positive terminal from speaker three to the positive terminal on your amplifier, and then connect the negative terminal of speaker one to the negative terminal on your amplifier.
Parallel: In parallel waring you connect all the positive terminals together and all the negative terminals together. You can connect your amplifier to anywhere on the rails.
Series vs Parallel: The best option for you is to connect the three speakers using the parallel wiring method. If you use series wiring, then the resistance will increase and your speakers won't sound any louder no matter how much you turn up the volume. (Proportional). In Parallel wiring the resistance through the speakers stay the same but the total current draw is increased.
To reduce impedance problems you can wire the left and right input to the speakes then connect the centre speaker across the output of the left right speaker. This produces a series parallel circuit.
David Davids
????? if more than one speaker is connected to a sound channel, the speakers should Not be connected in series. there may be a resultant impedance mismatch (with the amplifier/receiver) when this is done.
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