Best/Affordable Speaker Wire

[bd997]

Can someone recommend a good but affordable IN-WALL speaker wire... I will be running about 40'-50' thanks!

 

[CraigV]

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10239

Best to stick with the 12 gage

 

[Matt34]

http://store.audioholics.com/product/531/116/impact-acoustics-100ft-12-2-cl2-in-wall-speaker-cable

 

[bd997]

their out of stock... anyone else?

 

[sgtpepper9]

http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/speaker/index.htm

I got the Belden 5T00UP (Gray jacket, 10 AWG) just to see what 10 awg was like.

 

[griffinconst]

http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/speaker/index.htm

I got the Belden 5T00UP (Gray jacket, 10 AWG) just to see what 10 awg was like.

Can you "really" tell a difference from 12 or 14 AGW?

 

[bd997]

good question....

 

[ParadigmDawg]

I use the 12awg CL3 stuff from Home Depot.

 

[Funkmonkey]

Can you "really" tell a difference from 12 or 14 AGW?

depends on the length of the run. Short runs, probably not. Very long runs 12AWG would be a better choice.

 

[Shock]

http://store.audioholics.com/product/531/116/impact-acoustics-100ft-12-2-cl2-in-wall-speaker-cable

Are you obligated to post the audioholics store?

lol.

 

[greggp2]

You can't go wrong with BlueJeanscables.com. 12 gauge would be my recommendation. It's in the wall, so you won't see the thicker cable and as long as you don't mind the few extra bucks, it can't hurt having the thicker gauge.

 

[bd997]

Are you obligated to post the audioholics store?

lol.

Is there a huge difference between CL2 and CL3 rated??

 

[jamie2112]

www.bestdealcables.com is another great site great cable great prices

 

[mike c]

Are you obligated to post the audioholics store?

lol.

no, but it's good logic to support the business that maintains this pool that we all swim in

 

[MinusTheBear]

My vote would be to go with Monoprice or Blue Jeans Cable. They are also the most affordable.

 

[Alex2507]

Are you obligated to post the audioholics store?

lol.

I was gonna give you a red chicklet but it said I had to spread some reputation around before giving it to you again.

lol

 

[griffinconst]

Got mine at monoprice.

 

[mike c]

the smaller the number gauge, the bigger the cable is

that said, 12 gauge is sufficient even for the bigger rooms (with long runs)

going 10 gauge would make you future proof ... another option is to go 12/4 gauge (4 wires of 12 gauge)

 

[Shock]

Is there a huge difference between CL2 and CL3 rated??

Not a huge difference, CL2 is perfectly fine for in wall installation.

I would go with monoprice myself. They should have more in stock on the 15th. Unfortunetly for you, they're speaker wire is getting picked up faster than subs by Mike C.

I guess a lot of people have been referred to them.

 

[j_garcia]

the smaller the number gauge, the bigger the cable is

that said, 12 gauge is sufficient even for the bigger rooms (with long runs)

going 10 gauge would make you future proof ... another option is to go 12/4 gauge (4 wires of 12 gauge)

I can only think of one system that might be able to make use of 10AWG wire and that was a $40K 2ch system 12 is already overkill, but if you were looking to be future proof, 12 would be sufficient. 14 is good to about 80ft with a typical 8 Ohm speaker.

I bought my in-wall wire from Monoprice as well.