If you are an audiophile, or simply a fan of good quality sound, then you might have noticed that speaker wire plays a huge role in the quality of your sound. Speaker wire can be quite expensive and most people assume that all speaker wires are made from the same material.
It is not true though! There are many different types of materials used to manufacture speaker wires. There is more than one type of color coding used too which makes things more confusing for people who want to purchase the right speaker wire for themselves.
The 4 conductor speaker wire uses 4 different colors to represent each channel so that there is no confusion when connecting or repairing speakers at home.
In this article we will tell you everything about this type of wiring including its history and importance as well as how it works with other types of audio equipment such as amplifiers or receivers etc...
What are the 4 wire colors of speaker wire?
The four conductor speaker wire color code is red, black, green and bare. The red wire is for positive (+) and the black one is for negative (-). The green wire serves as ground. The bare wire can be used for grounding purposes or it can be wrapped around the other three wires to help secure them together.
That said, many people choose not to use it as a separate conductor because it’s much more likely that you will damage this particular cable if you accidentally touch any of the other wires while working on your installation project or repairing an existing system.
4 conductor speaker wire color code
The color code for 4 conductor speaker wire is red, green, black, and white. This means that the order of the colors in the wires is important, because it will help you identify which wire is positive and negative.
The correct way to wire your speakers so they work properly is by using a red wire as positive (+) and a green or white wire as negative (-). If you mix up these two wires when connecting your system together then it will not work correctly.
The color code also called polarity because this tells us which way to connect our speaker wires in order for everything to work properly; from left to right: Red (+), Black (-), Green/white (or Brown-Black).
If you are planning to fix your own speaker, it is essential to have the right wire color code.
If you are planning to fix your own speaker, it is essential to have the right wire color code. Each color has a different purpose. The 4 conductor speaker wire color code is: Red - positive; black - negative; white - signal; green - ground.
The Importance of 4 Conductor Speaker Wire
The color code of the speaker wire is very important because it identifies how the wires are connected. The 4 conductor speaker wire (or any 4-conductor cable) has a black, red, blue, and white color coded with each color representing a specific wire.
The black wire is always connected to the negative terminal of your amplifier while the red one is connected to it’s positive side. When using two pairs if speakers in parallel, you will also notice that they are wired up differently than if they were hooked up in series like conventional car audio systems do.
The following table shows how these four cables should be attached to each other:
How To Choose The Right Speaker Wire Color Code
The color code is usually printed on the wire itself, or it can be found on the packaging. If you don’t have any of those things handy, you can look at the speaker itself. The wire color code will be printed somewhere on it as well.
You may also find it on the packaging for your speakers if they were shipped to you in a box instead of having been purchased in person at a store and brought home by someone else who already knew what they were doing (like me).
Conclusion
Speaker wire is the most important part of your speaker. It is essential to choose the right type of speaker cable for your home theater system.
You should be careful while choosing the right color code because it can easily damage your speakers if they are not compatible with each other.
So, make sure you know what exactly you're doing before jumping head first into buying any kind of wire!
