Need Help Connecting Powered Bookshelf Speakers to A/V Receiver

[Skarian]

Powered Speakers: Audioengine A5+
http://amzn.com/B005OA3BSY

A/V Receiver: Denon AVR-1612
http://amzn.com/B004U403WM

Hello, I have the powered speaker and receiver listed above. How would I be able to connect the speakers (which only accepts RCA input) to the receiver (which only outputs using speaker wire).

Thanks a lot for the help!

 

[popatim]

You dont.
The Denon is an receiper & amp combo outputting 75w per channel which would likely destroy your powered speakers and possibly take the amp out with it.

 

[greens]

They are the same, one has a shield/ground and adapter, the other is just a bare wire.

You could buy some RCA - Speaker adapters to save your speakers...

Or you could just cut them off.

 

[Skarian]

They are the same, one has a shield/ground and adapter, the other is just a bare wire.

You could buy some RCA - Speaker adapters to save your speakers...

Or you could just cut them off.

any suggestions on an adapter? sorry I'm new to this

 

[greens]

You're new to cutting wires?

Popatim is totally right though, they are POWERED speakers?
They better not be powered when you plug them into your receiver...

 

[Skarian]

You're new to cutting wires?

Popatim is totally right though, they are POWERED speakers?
They better not be powered when you plug them into your receiver...

Ok, so then its not possible? or would an adapter fix the issue?

 

[Alabalcho]

If your speakers are powered, they are not designed to be plugged into an amp. They are designed to be plugged into eg MP3 player, FM tuner, turntable...

The RCA connector on them was placed intentionally, just for that purpose - to prevent people from connecting speaker wire coming from an amplifier to them.

Only the right speaker can be plugged into your amp, but that's not likely to solve your problem.

 

[americanaudiophile]

You can't connect a speaker level signal to a line level input without potential damage.
Cheap passive speakers sometimes have RCA connectors on them which is confusing.
This is what you need
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_142LOC80/Scosche-LOC80.html