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Connecting Klipsch Cornwall to Rotel RA-1062

I recently purchased a system.

Luxman SQ-N150 Amp
Luxman DA-250
Klipsch Cornwall IV
Bi-Amp speaker cables ( these were recommended but I am new to bi-amping/bi-wiring)

The amp is on back order so I am using my single Rotel RA1062 until it arrives. If I connect both speakers to A or both to B only one will have sound. A-Left and B-right. If I connect one speaker to A and one speaker to B I get sound but imaging is terrible. Does the bi-amp cable cause the need to use both A and B? I saw on another thread that the poles are reversed when bi-amping. I will try to switch that (assuming A and B are in effect two amps). 

Thanks,
Bill 
daviswluxman
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dweller
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Make sure the front-panel speaker selector (on front of amp) is set to "A". Connect the left speaker to "A" left speaker terminals on back of amp (Red wire usually means "+" and Black means "-"). Do the same for the Right speaker using "A" Right speaker terminals on back of amp. If this doesn’t work, read the manual.
rhljazz
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If your speaker cables terminate with four individual connectors at the amplifier end, Connect the HF speaker cables to the appropriate left/right channel of channel “A” on the amp.  Connect the LF speaker cables to the appropriate left/right channel of channel “B” on the amp.

More common are biwired speaker cables that combine to just two connectors, plus and minus at the amplifier end.  In this case, both speakers can be powered by channel “A” .
daviswluxman OP
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The speaker cables have four connectors at the speaker end and two connectors at the amplifier end. If I connect both to A or Both to B on the amp only one speaker plays. 
I only get sound out of both if left is plugged to A on Amp and right is plugged to B on Amp. 

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russ69
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Something is wrong. Check your wires/speaker connection and make sure there is no short.
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jtcf
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There should be four binding posts on the back of your amp - two for speaker "A" red + black -.
                    two for speaker "B" red + black -

On the front of the amp set the speaker selector to EITHER "A" or "B" and connect to whichever you set it at.I suspect you are using the wrong binding posts.The posts may be lined up vertically OR horizontally. It's easy to get one on correctly and the other on the incorrect post.
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