Reversing speaker wire polarity is a common audio error. This action is known as making the speaker out of phase, and results in audio oddities. Although this is not dangerous to a speaker or amplifier, proper power delivery and speaker response is not possible with reversed speaker wires.
What happens if I connect positive to negative speaker?
When the positive amplifier terminal is connected to the positive speaker terminal and the negative amplifier terminal is connected to the negative speaker terminal, the speaker will be in correct polarity. When these connections are swapped, the speaker will be in reverse polarity.
How do I know if my speaker wire is NEG or POS?
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Is the white stripe on speaker wire the negative?
Usually* the wire with the white stripe or the dashed lines carries the positive (+) end, while the other, unmarked wire carries the negative (-) end.
How can you tell positive and negative on speaker wire?
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How do you tell if a wire is positive or negative?
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