I agree exactly with both above responses. Also keep in mind prepping all contact surfaces including the speaker spades/bananas/pins, as well as the speaker and amp binding posts (not to mention all your system connections). I find Caig deoxit and Pro gold excellent for this. You might also like to get yourself a binding post wrench (Audioquest makes a good one) for securely connecting the cables (better than bare hands, easier/safer than "real" wrenches or pliers).
I also found it's best not to disturb all your cables (incl I/C's ,PS's, speaker cables), once you've placed them, don't move them after that. Good luck
I also found it's best not to disturb all your cables (incl I/C's ,PS's, speaker cables), once you've placed them, don't move them after that. Good luck