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What should I think about when attaching home cable wires?

Home Theater Wiring

Confused about how to attach your home cable wires? Here are some tips courtesy of Audioholic, an online A/V magazine and crutchfield.com, a company that sells home entertainment products:

Remember that home theater wiring is not as complicated as it seems
Understand that you are connecting components together to produce a logical flow of signals. This means left always connects to left; right always connects to right; positive always to positive; negative always to negative; and inputs are always connected to outputs.
Avoid long cable runs if possible -- the shorter the cable, the better. But make sure your cables are long enough. There should be enough slack to let you pull the component forward and reach the rear panel.
Keep power cords away from signal cords because they can introduce interference into the signal.
Do not bend or kink the cable. If you are trying to make a short cable reach, you can put stress on the connector and possibly cause damage.
Don't keep excess cable lying in loops. Arrange it in an "s" shape or figure-eight instead. This will help minimize electromagnetic interference.
If an interconnect has arrows printed on its jacket, hook it up so the arrow is pointed away from the signal source and toward the destination.

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