Wilson Audio WATCH Center Channel Series 1 - Manual (Page 68)

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S e c t i o n 4 . 7 - C o n n e c t i n g S p e a k e r t o A m p l i f i e r
S p e a k e r C a b l e s
The very high current input terminals located on the rear of your Center
channel loudspeaker are color coded with a small plastic plug so that RED corre-
sponds to positive and black to negative, common, or ground on the amplifier out-
put. Be sure to connect the loudspeakers in phase with each other. We recom-
mend the use of the very highest quality loudspeaker cables, particularly those
designed for high frequency propagation correction and phase linearity. Beware of
“zip cord” type speaker cables which will smear the sound and limit their effective
bandwidth. Also, do not use braided litz type loudspeaker cables as they will cause
an unnatural brightness to the sound, compromise sound staging performance, and
may cause instability, oscillation, and damage in wide bandwidth solid state ampli-
fiers.
S p a d e L u g s
The spade lugs of some of the high quality cables often used with the Center
channel are angled to reduce pressures on the cable during installation. Avoid the
instinct to push the cable’s spade lug ends all the way into the Center channel’s
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