Wiring Ceiling Speakers To Receiver

This diagram shows how to wire four speakers in series.

Wiring ceiling speakers to receiver.

The first thing to do is to obtain the ceiling speakers and then to buy the conductor speaker cable. Most speakers don t come with speaker wire. The recommended speaker impedance ratings are usually listed above the speaker wire posts. Rather than standard speaker wire a ceiling installation requires fire rated in wall speaker cable which adds a heavy duty layer of insulation around both wires.

A receiver with nine sets of speaker outputs for example might only be able to power seven speakers at a time. For in wall or ceiling speakers you ll need ul rated speaker wire labeled cl2 or cl3. With sources such as a tv cd player dvd player audio cassette deck vcr or compatible audio output on a stereo or home theater receiver you can make wired speakers wireless with a wireless speaker conversion kit also referred to as a wireless speaker kit or wireless speaker adapter. Make wired speakers wireless for traditional sources.

Image of the rear of a home stereo receiver amplifier. You can hook up a full nine channel surround sound system plus stereo speakers in another room. Wiring speakers in parallel is not a good way of connecting three four or more hifi speakers as it puts too much load on the amplifier as explained in earlier article four speakers wired in series. It is the same as wiring each speaker directly from the amplifier like this.

Read our in wall wiring guide for more information. A home stereo for example may often list 6 16 ohms as being ok for use. Let s say you have a nine channel receiver with 11 speaker outputs. The positive speaker terminal red on the receiver or amplifier must be connected to the positive terminal on the speakers and the same applies to the negative terminals on all the equipment.

However it is not enough to have the cables and the speakers. Also attempting to wire two 8 ohm speakers in parallel to an 8 ohm stereo would have the same effect. It s up to you to select the right gauge thickness and type of wire for your system. You can buy speaker wire with connectors or without.