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Black with white stripe = Positive.

I tested this with a AC to DC wall plug.

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It really doesn't matter if you connecting the wire yourself. As long as you define one as positive and the other as negative and keep that same definition throughout the system, it will work.

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Q: Is the white stripe on Home theater speaker wire positive or negative?
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