Sony's strange speaker cord

There may (possibly) be some folks out there, just getting started and trying to improve their sound.     Maybe even on a budget?       Tips like the EQ thing are helpful, but: how many here knew how to correctly (?) refer to everything, when you first got into audio/electronics?       How much fancy nomenclature must one exhibit, before they’re considered an, "audiophile"?      The OP’s only posted here twice.      Please: give ’em a break, guys.

@rodman99999 
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Thanks for pointing out people come here for advice, not belittlement. Thank you for the sound advice you so graciously offer.

I'm as guilty as anyone; taking the occasional shot, myself.       But only at the obnoxious*, rather than someone interested in enlightenment.                                           *NOT referring to anyone in this thread.   Just in general.

I tried this exact hook up and it did not work. Have little sony surround cubes with fixed plug ins for speakers and amp that came as a 5-1 package. I am running a 3-1 for my tv in front room and thought I could add two of the sony speakers for rear surround. Amp is a marantz sr 6001 i picked up at estate sale for $98. As soon as I added the sony cubes the volume on the whole system dropped. I turned it up to get acceptable sound and the marantz shut down in protection mode. When I went up to the amp it was beyond hot could have cooked a steak on it. Dont know if it was the speaker of the speaker wire but some where there was a resistance load feeding back into the amp it did not like. Unhooked them and has been good since. Just kept at 3-1.

What model are the speakers?