Reddit mentions of IEC 18 AWG 1-Feet Speaker Wire Pair with RCA Males - Black/Red

You will want something like this... You can make your own, which I recommend. As 18 gauge wire will work, but I usually use 16 gauge for all of my speakers. 16 gauge is also cheaper and you don't have to worry as much keeping your wire length short with 16 gauge.


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I’m pretty sure you can terminate speaker wire to rca. I have some older speakers that I think have a similar layout. But like people said you can also just terminate to the screws there. This might be what you want: IEC 18 AWG 1-Feet Speaker Wire Pair with RCA Males - Black/Red https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003U48NIY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1tLYCb6WXJSQE

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00SSZERWQ/

These are easier

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003U48NIY/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1463952767&sr=8-2&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=rca+to+speaker+wire&dpPl=1&dpID=51NJLtHpjtL&ref=plSrch

Yes there is a pretty easy way to do this.

As long as you're sure that all you need are the RCA and that the extra wires on this don't have to be connected for things to work. RCA Male or RCA Female

The main wires you're interested in are the Pink & White wires twisted together and the Black wire beside them.

Pink will be your Right stereo channel and White is your Left. The black wire will need to be attached to both of these as the common Ground(Connects to the metal shells of those connectors I listed via one of the wires in a split 'Y' shape)

As I said I'm not 100% on what those other wires do really but I'd guess they power some other circuitry that it used to plug into, possibly even provides power to start getting a signal from the RCA outputs at all. It's hard to say with a single picture and question to go by.

All kinda depends on your level of involvement. If you want to plug red plugs into red holes and white ones into white holes, then something like this is gonna probably be about as cheap as you can go. Note that whether you're running RCA or bare wire to the subwoofer, you'll probably need something like this to connect them back up.

If you're a little more comfy stripping wires and putting them where they go, something like [this] (https://www.amazon.com/DROK-Amplify-Digital-Portable-Amplifier/dp/B010LSAO5Q/ref=sr_1_13?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1487571783&sr=1-13&keywords=amplifier&refinements=p_n_feature_browse-bin%3A1267488011%2Cp_36%3A1253503011) will do the job. You hardly need any power, you just need voltage gain, so the cheapest amp you feel like implementing will probably work. I like this one because there's a volume knob and power and input connectors - easy, familiar ways of interacting with a board. If you're running RCA to the sub you'll need a 2x RCA to 3.5mm stereo adapter for input. If the sub accepts RCA you'll need this again but if it accepts wires then you just need some speaker wire (really any plastic-coated wire will work here) to connect it up. Use the diagram on the amazon page to match up left right plus and minus, because it probably will not come with instructions and they probably aren't labeled on the product.

Either way I would mount the amp with hot glue to the back of the subwoofer or set it on top. That way you can adjust it as part of the subwoofer and get the switch-on volume just right.

I would get a/the transducer setup first, then experiment with the vibration force on different surfaces... that might give you a feel of what chair you might need. you might already have a perfect chair in your house? experiment with mounting also... you'll figure it out. Here is another connection you might need, I forgot to mention:

http://www.amazon.com/IEC-1-Feet-Speaker-Wire-Males/dp/B003U48NIY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408459726&sr=8-1&keywords=bare+wire+to+rca
you could even MAKE the above, by cutting one end of a standard RCA cable.
RCA plugs are simple, the ring is ground (black) and the pin in the middle is the signal (red) A lot of affordable/powerful amps have bare wire out.

What do you consider cheap? Unless I'm missing something, you need an audio receiver/amp to power the speakers and transmit the audio signal from the Chromecast.

Edit: You'll also need something like 3 of these or buy 2 males RCA to male RCA cables, cut them in half and strip the cut ends. The receiver you need will need to support at least 6 channels but since receivers are typically 2, 5.1, 7.2, etc. you'll need a 7.2 channel receiver. You'll also need to look up the wattages of your speakers and look at the per channel wattage specification of the receiver you are buying, not just total wattage. The cheapest you are looking at is probably $300. If you want something with a decent brand behind it, probably $400 unless you find a sale. Yamaha, Onkyo, Pioneer, Denon, Marantz, and Sony all make good stuff. Sony makes some crap too so watch out. I'd try to stick to Yamaha, Onkyo, or Denon in the lower priced space.

https://www.amazon.com/IEC-1-Feet-Speaker-Wire-Males/dp/B003U48NIY
The cables aren’t those exactly, but something like that

Hello there, trying to hook up an RCA sub (RT2250B) to a Sony STR-DH500 receiver.

The only sub output is RCA, and the only sub's I have use regular speaker wire.

I have hooked up my sub to the regular surround outputs for now (increased wear on the other speakers?), but I would like to know how I can hook it in properly.

I have some RCA cords from an old speaker system that I stripped to try and connect it, but it didn't work. I suppose there is to much resistance in those wires?

I think I need something like this, but that is basically what I made with the old systems RCA cables.

Thanks!

P.S.- Completely open to suggestions on upgrades, like getting this Lepy 2020A, I suppose I can hook up my current speakers to this also?

Rca is really just very thin Guage standard twist wire but in a user friendly form factor. You can freely switch back and forth but just be wary of how thin your rca wire is if it's for LF which takes the most power and necessitates thicker wires for longer runs.

I had the Logitech Z4s as surrounds then heights for a while by simply plugging the rca head into a converter like this:

Check this out at Amazon.com - IEC 18 AWG 1-Feet Speaker Wire Pair with RCA Males - Black/Red https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003U48NIY/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_CajDDb0YG18Z6

Or the female version, I'm not sure what you need.

But basically all drivers are just an ac lead (+) and a ground lead (-)

If you go to a thrift store and find a htib sub you can piece it apart and use it as a mono amp too.

In fact you can use pretty much any speaker with it as long as you have the controller unit or it's built into the Amp.

RCA otherwise known as composite is typically used for lone level pre amp connections but it's often used also to make more user friendly htib connectors since it's an open standard and then there are the asshole companies that use their own proprietary connectors.