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TechPro · 01-03-2010, 12:45 AM

I posted a while back about cutting some speaker wire and replacing the dental floss that comes with these systems. The cutting of the wire isnt going to good. I cant get enough copper exposed to plug into the terminals. With my receiver, no banana plugs needed, you just put the wire in, clamp it down and thats it. Is it possibe to use some kind of aftermarket wires with HTiB's, or should I just stick with the originals...im using one of the newer Onks...

Thx

Higgs1 · 01-03-2010, 12:49 AM

do you have a speaker wire stripper to expose the copper?

wire stripper

u can pick em up cheap at walmart or home depot or w/e

TechPro · 01-03-2010, 01:00 AM

Yep, I have a pair I got off Amazon. I cut the insulation to expose the copper coverd by a set of black, and red bands...over the top of the wire. Im assuming these are the positive and negative indicators...

JJ · 01-03-2010, 02:23 AM

Wait, what exactly are you having a problem with? Fitting the width of the new wire into the spring clip terminals?

TechPro · 01-03-2010, 03:49 AM

Cutting the wire, I can get the insulation off ok, but the red and black strands are a mess...what part needs to go into the clamps?

crazyBLUE · 01-03-2010, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TechPro

Cutting the wire, I can get the insulation off ok, but the red and black strands are a mess...what part needs to go into the clamps?

Is there copper wire mixed in with the red & Black strands .

TechPro · 01-03-2010, 04:06 AM

No, the strands are surrounding the wire.

crazyBLUE · 01-03-2010, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TechPro

No, the strands are surrounding the wire.

Cut the strands off so there is only wire ! Then connect it up & see if the speakers work . No reason they wouldn't .

01-03-2010, 12:45 AM	#1
TechPro Member Member since:Jan 2009	Wire upgrade I posted a while back about cutting some speaker wire and replacing the dental floss that comes with these systems. The cutting of the wire isnt going to good. I cant get enough copper exposed to plug into the terminals. With my receiver, no banana plugs needed, you just put the wire in, clamp it down and thats it. Is it possibe to use some kind of aftermarket wires with HTiB's, or should I just stick with the originals...im using one of the newer Onks... Thx

01-03-2010, 01:00 AM	#3
TechPro Member Member since:Jan 2009	Yep, I have a pair I got off Amazon. I cut the insulation to expose the copper coverd by a set of black, and red bands...over the top of the wire. Im assuming these are the positive and negative indicators... Last edited by TechPro; 01-03-2010 at 01:08 AM.

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01-03-2010, 12:49 AM	#2
Higgs1 Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:NYC Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:434 Trading Score:12	do you have a speaker wire stripper to expose the copper? wire stripper u can pick em up cheap at walmart or home depot or w/e

01-03-2010, 02:23 AM	#4
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Wait, what exactly are you having a problem with? Fitting the width of the new wire into the spring clip terminals?

01-03-2010, 03:49 AM	#5
TechPro Member Member since:Jan 2009	Cutting the wire, I can get the insulation off ok, but the red and black strands are a mess...what part needs to go into the clamps?

01-03-2010, 04:06 AM	#7
TechPro Member Member since:Jan 2009	No, the strands are surrounding the wire.

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