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Which speaker wire does this hook up to?

I just had installers run speaker wires in wall (dry wall was taken off for remodel) to both surround back left and right.  Also my left front speaker wire is run in wall to the left front of the room.  I now have 3 speaker wires terminating where my amps will be.  Other than connecting each wire to the output of my amp, turning on the amp with source (which would require essentially setting up my system) and then seeing which speakers get signal, is there a tool that can test which termination wires go to which speaker?
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asvjerry
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Are the wires in pairs?  Then they should still have some sort of marking.

As for 'what/where', the 'pop' test is quick 'n easy...but a cheap meter is still a good call....

I've had a cheap meter for decades, and it comes in handy when you're trying to ascertain 'is this plug Hot?'

"Is my battery toast?"  Weak ones become obvious....*s*

Even some of the cheaper ones will indicate 'reverse polarity' with a negative sign before the reading....

Every audiophile ought to have one....by now....too handy to be ignored.

Wanna know resistance?  Measure it.
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