Reddit mentions of Mediabridge Banana Plugs - Corrosion-Resistant 24K Gold-Plated Connectors - 6 Pair/12 Banana Plugs (Part# SPC-BP2-6)

• A 50' Roll of this
  
• A Pair of these to strip it
  
• These to install on the ends of the speaker cable for ease-of-use
  
• One of these for your "Subwoofer"
  
  And don't be like every other neophyte here and just JAM the speakers super close together on your entertainment unit... you need to get your bookshelves about as far apart from each other, as you are sitting from them... so get some stands too.
  
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  These are affordable and adjustable.
  
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Plenty of options.

banana connectors they will plug into most terminal cups on speaker boxes

bullet connectors very similar to banana plugs


Anderson connectors
I like these best as it doesn’t leave an exposed wire

The great cable debate...

Just get some speaker wire and let it roll. If you want you can spring for some banana plugs but I wouldn't sweat it too much.

Speaker wire $20

Banana plugs $18

Adding the center gives a 3.1 setup, but that sounds like a great start.

I have never used Zone 2, but you would want a nice set of bookshelf speakers that would be 2.0 setup in another room.

I've only used 16 gauge.

100 ft 16 gauge wire - $25

Wire Stripper $7

Optional: Banana Plugs $18

Subwoofer Cable $10

Yeah that's what I was talking about.

So with that amp and speaker wire, i'd attach some of these bad boys to the end and just plug em in to the amp there? Seems like cake I just didn't wanna buy the wrong thing or w/e.

There are many different versions of these by different manufacturers and not all use the set screw method. Can you give the product name and model number?

I just got a set of these today, which require no set screw and the directions for use are very comprehensive.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JFC9ALE/ref=pe_2640190_232586610_pd_te_s_bx_im?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00JFC9ALE&pd_rd_r=1WBYNPBAMCNYV6PPK4WM&pd_rd_w=2hcuV&pd_rd_wg=LaPJv

If you got these cheap type you have to slide the colored vinyl sleeves off to get to the set screws.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-speaker-wire-banana-plugs-4-count-red-black/4499029.p?skuId=4499029&ref=212&loc=1&extStoreId=231&ds_rl=1260573&ds_rl=1266837&ref=212&loc=1&ds_rl=1266837&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-s2I_bC73gIVlYizCh1BgAUIEAkYFyABEgJ8ZPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

They usually don't come with any instructions for use, so to use them you remove the vinyl sleeves and as you install each you slide the vinyl sleeve over the wire first, then insert the wire into the base of the plug, set the set screw and then slide the vinyl sleeve back on to the base of the plug to where it originally was, which will cover the set screw again.

I just bought these:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B1V0CRI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JFC9ALE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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the build quality seems to be quite good and they were easy to use.

banana plugs are great! i use these and they work awesome.

https://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Banana-Plugs-Corrosion-Resistant-Gold-Plated/dp/B00JFC9ALE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1518200238&sr=8-3&keywords=mediabridge+banana+plugs&dpID=41jW82i7THL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

oh. yep, male to male RCA and some speaker wire will be needed.

dont get tricked into expensive "fancy" rca's either. for a small distance there wont be much difference.

something like this would be perfect https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-1-5ft-Premium-22AWG-Cable/dp/B003L1717K/ref=lp_597546_1_8?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1468903801&sr=1-8

edit: same with speaker wire, dont need expensive stuff just get decent 14 gauge or whatever fits your speaker terminals. and i always put some of these on my speaker wire, cause it makes things much easier if you have to unplug anything. https://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Banana-Plugs-Corrosion-Resistant-Gold-Plated/dp/B00JFC9ALE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468903981&sr=8-1&keywords=speaker+plugs

So the AVR has two of different kinds of connections you can use.

Pre-outs (the RCA connectors) send the signal but not with enough power/amplification to actually drive the speakers. If you use the pre-outs you will need a separate amplifier (like his Rotel 976, or just a Audiosource AMP100VS for 2 channels) that is hooked up to the AVR pre-outs by RCA cables and connected to the speakers via regular speaker wire (AVR pre-out --> Amplifier --> Speakers).

Your AVR also has outputs that use its built in amplification and as such do not require any additional amplifier, these are the speaker posts on the right side. Your AVR can power up to 7 speakers, which you could set up as a 7 channel system in one room/zone or as a system with up to 5 channels in one zone and 2 in the other. The AVR settings will have something called "amp assign" which will let you set whether you're using those surround back connections as speakers in the main room or as separate zone 2 speakers.

For your situation it sounds like using the speaker binding posts (2nd option) would be the best way to hook everything up. Connect your main speaker set to the first 2 to 5 sets of binding posts depending on how many speakers you have, then connect the 2 speakers in the 2nd room to surround back L/R and "amp assign" them to be zone 2. This can all be done with regular speaker wire, no extra connectors or amps required (although sometimes people like to use banana plugs just for convenience).

The main reason to use the pre-outs would be if you wanted 7 channels in one room and 2 channels in another. In that situation you'd need to get an external amp to drive the extra 2 speakers since the AVR only has 7 channels of amplification internally.