I think I need to defer to professionals here - IC's being wired wrong might blow up equipment but it's hard to get dead using them

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Power cords and speaker cable are a different story - power cables will definitely blow things up and kill you if done wrong

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I'd love to help more but I think I'd best go sit in my corner and watch for awhile!
good luck!

Are you using WBT sleeves or are those ViaBlue?