How do i hook up speakers to my reciever?

Question

This seem like a simple question, but i just cant figure it out. I have a Sony STR-DE935. My old receiver had inputs where you held down a little lever and just stuck the wires in. On my new receiver, the Sony, the front speakers have this twisty k**b thing seen in the middle of this picture. I just don't know how to hook up my wires to those k***s. Do i need different cables?

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Answer 1

The "twisty k**b" should have either a little hole that you can thread through OR you should be able to unscrew it and wrap the wire around it to make a connection.

Answer 2

Very simple answer: either use banana plugs on your speaker wires and just plug them into the speaker jacks.

Or just unscrew the the k***s (Counterclockwise), if you look real close you will see a small hole , just insert your speaker wire in that hole,and then tighten the k**b until it tightens and holds the wire. Do this for all your speakers, and you should have no problems.

Answer 3

Those speaker jacks are called "5 way binding posts".

As said - un-s***w the cap to expose the side hole. Insert wire and tighten.

IMPORTANT: Leave no strands of copper sticking out that will cause a short when you do this.

I find hard-wiring into those side holes hard to do.  So I use Banana Plugs.

Go to Radio Shack and buy 1 pair of 278-308 dual banana plugs. Bring them home and see if they fit the spacing on the end of your binding posts.

If not, return the duals and get a package of singles: 278-310. You un-s***w the singles, shove wire up the barrel and fold down over the lip. s***w on the banana part and you have a nice, neat looking banana on the end of your wires.

Answer 4

Red is positive and black is Negative like normal and after you unscrew the k***s there should be a little whole that appears on top and below the k**b after you get it unscrewed, Just take the wire and put it in the whole (just like you would a normal connection) and s***w it back and it should work fine.

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Answer 5

strip wire about 1/2 inch

loosen those k***s you mention

behind the k**b (through the shaft)there is a hole going through

insert wire into hole (stripped wire only)

tighten

Or get banana plugs but thats another story....see ya