Hi, there I have a bunch of cables from impact acoustics and cables to go, an svs sbs-01 7.0 speaker system, with a 16-46 plus sub and a yamaha rx-v 2600 receiver with an oppo digital dvd player.
Having never set up speakers before, and having nothing else to do tonight, I have decided to start talking in the audioholics forums.
The speaker cable I have is the impact acoustics in-wall cl2 12 guage I believe , in wall speaker wire, I have 100 feet of it .
I am planning on splitting my 100 feet cables into 7 pieces, so I would say 14 feet for each wire(I am suddenly realizing I may not have enough speaker wire- well hopefully I do but anyways my questions are as follows.
Does guage matter in speaker wire, first off becasue I realize I may run out of speaker wire, 100 feet may not be enough for my small living room(maybe cut varying lenghts).
How is one supposed to cut this speaker wire
http://www.impactacoustics.com/product.asp?cat%5Fid=3104&sku=43131
Can I use a steak knife, a household knife, I mean do I just slice in the middle where I want to cut it off.
Finally when connecting to the speakers and the subwoofer, do I need to jumble it all in, ot just one a strand of wire and use the banana plugs, the yamaha
receiver and the sbs speakers have those screw on blakc and red circulor things that you can screw in and out.
Ok that's it for now- my next concern is buying a good projector and finding out what's going on with this dvd blu-ray and hd-dvd- how will 7.1 sound hd be outputted, I hope if I buy a 720p projector it will last over the next few years?
I have no experience with speaker positiong and the like, and arguments with my parents about a ht are common.
Please give me advice on how to get cheap speaker stands or in-wall mounts for my speakers, and no I am not a "rebel young-man", but I would like to make the speakers blend into areas transparently(yeah I am already knowing what people talk about WAF-wife approval factor).