Black and Red speaker outlets?
Hello I moved into this house a while ago and downstairs theres a bunch of speakers in the walls and then on one wall there is a bunch of outlets that are red and black some are like almost flat and you can put a wire into it and then there are some that you would see on a regular tv and you can plug them in but instead of yellow or white there is a black and red speaker outlet.. The speakers don’t plug into like a dvd player or anything they just lead to these little boxes idk but what are these outlets and how do I get this theatre to work!?
They are called mtx in wall speakers
Like an in house amplifier? my dad has a bunch of car amplifiers have any suggestions or examples?
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You need an amplifier, preferably 5.1 or 7.1 depending on how many speakers you have.
Yes you will need a amplifier/ receiver, to make it work. and the slots in the wall are probably where the speaker wire leads to for easy install.
pictures or a video would help ALOT…
but i would say, the ones that look like they are from the back of a tv are for the audio signal input, and the flater ones are probably l-r audio out for more speakers or power in from a reciever.
mtx inwall speakers tho ^^ not bad
Well first of all stay away from car audio amplifiers. They are designed to work on a 12 volt direct current power source, not the 110 volt alternating current available in your house.
The “outlets” are called terminals. The black and red ones are for speakers. They are intended for speaker wire – most likely 16 to 14 gauge (thinner will work but stay away from wire thinner than 16 gauge). You will need a receiver or integrated amplifier to drive the speakers. The other jacks are almost certainly RCA jacks. These are there so you can use components like powered speakers (such as a subwoofer) or another device that uses line level inputs / outputs that is located away from the main system.
Given the fact that ceiling and other built in speakers are at best mid level quality I would not recommend getting an expensive, high end receiver. A mid level receiver in the $250 – $450 range will do quite nicely.
If you possibly can, check the impedance rating of the built in speakers. They are most likely 6 to 8 Ohm but if they should happen to be 4 Ohm (people sometimes do strange things like mount 4 Ohm car audio speakers in the ceiling) you should check to be sure that any receiver that you buy can drive a 4 Ohm load.