Connect a speaker to amp. Did I do it wrong?

[ahmadfaizadnan]

Hi,

I am new in speaker setup so I have a couple question regarding this.

amp: Emotiva BasX A-100
speaker: Wharfedale Diamond 220

I try to connect the speakers with two ways:
1) standard connection like the third pic
2) bi-wiring like the second pic

When I try the standard connection, I realize that there's no sound comes from my setup. I try to change the positive negative but no change. Then I try the bi-wiring connection and the same thing happened. I use the banana plug at first and remove it to see if there's any change. Nope, still no sound. I made my own cable so I am not sure if there's something wrong with it but I just think that it should work just fine. Is there something wrong with the connection, cable, amp or speakers?

 

[buke9]

In one pic it has yellow cables and the other orange is this just different ends of the cable and also it looks like two wires are going to one terminal?

 

[Muinarc]

Hi,

I am new in speaker setup so I have a couple question regarding this.

This picture is the most conventional way to connect a speaker, with the jumpers and 2 wires. I'd start there and go from there. If you have no sound in that wiring, I'd say something up the chain is at fault.

 

[buke9]

Figured it out you don’t have the jumpers on. I was thinking you were missing something as I have a pair of biampable speakers and they have a jumper to connect the the speakers together if your not biamping. https://pdf.crutchfieldonline.com/ImageBank/v20170916202500/Manuals/336/336D220CB.PDF. This will show you how to hook them up as the way you have so far will not produce any sound for sure.

 

[buke9]

Didn’t see the jumpers in the last pic so it is right. Just make sure everything on the source is right and it can be just one push of a button that fixes it been there done that.

 

[ahmadfaizadnan]

Thanks!

@buke9
@Muinarc

It works! Appreciate the help!

 

[buke9]

Awesome !