Polarity of Black/White speaker wire

[tot_Ou_tard]

Which goes to the positive lug on the speaker? White or Black?

[mrmudcat]

I would think all black wire is meant for negative in standard wiring so white to positive ....................:beer:

[tot_Ou_tard]

I would think all black wire is meant for negative in standard wiring so white to positive ....................:beer:
That's what I thought, but after googling about & asking an electrician friend. It seems that either there's no standard or the it's common that black goes to positive & white to ground. :messedup:

[mrmudcat]

Tot hopefully someone smarter can shed some light on this:thwap:

[Rocket]

Doesn't matter as long as each of the ends goes to the matching polarity.

[tunghaichuan]

Doesn't matter as long as each of the ends goes to the matching polarity.

What Rocket said.

tung

[markb]

Like in a lot of things, consistency is more important than accuracy.

[tot_Ou_tard]

Doesn't matter as long as each of the ends goes to the matching polarity.
I was hoping that there was a standard so I could determine this. I guess that there isn't.

I got a response from the manufacturer of my amp. He wires white to + and black to -.

[Plank_Spanker]

As long as you keep the polarity / color consistent, it won't make a difference.

I go with a U.S house wiring theme - black is hot, white is return.