just to add to everyones comments, I think splicing to a surround speaker (such as the QS8) is perfectly fine, I would however, have second thoughts about doing that for my mains or my centre channel.

This is just my feeling, It wouldn't bother me TOO much to have a spliced wire to one of my QS8s...but I am a bit OCD since I got into this audio thing (just ask my wife, I drive her up the wall sometimes).

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