Infinity Hts-10 + Sony Receiver Model Str De545 setup??

[dwu819]

I just started to build my home audio system and bought an infinity hTS-10 5.1 speaker system plus SONY RECEIVER MODEL STR DE545.


The rear speaker wire outputs from my receiver are bad. Sometimes they have sound sometimes not. Any idea how to fix them?

If not, can I use RCA outputs from the receiver and transform to speaker wires to my speakers?





Also, I'm looking for wires with best value/low cost, cables for this system. I'll need 5 wires for speaker and 1 wire for my sub woofer.

i did some research and found some speaker wires at home depot cost around $9 18g $18 16g both 50'. My questions is does it really make a difference between 16 and 18 gauge?

Also, I see there's an option to connect the rear satellite from the sub woofer. what's different than connecting the rear satellite from the receiver?


Thanks!

 

[j_garcia]

How long are the runs? Just get some cheap 14awg from Amazon or HDMI Cable, Home Theater Accessories, HDMI Products, Cables, Adapters, Video/Audio Switch, Networking, USB, Firewire, Printer Toner, and more! 18AWG is probably not sufficient; 16 will most likely work, 14 will work for sure.

That receiver does not have preamp outputs, so no there's no real way to use RCA for the rears.

 

[dwu819]

the front and center are about 8 ft, the rear should be about 40 ft.

 

[j_garcia]

Then the wire is likely an issue. For a 40ft run the wire should be no less than 16awg for an 8 Ohm speaker.

Speaker Wire

 

[dwu819]

How can I tell Infinity Hts-10 is 8ohms or 4 ohms?

 

[j_garcia]

Couldn't find a lot of info, but found a few reviews that stated that all the speakers in that package were 8 Ohm, but can't verify. Usually there is a sticker on the speaker itself (back or bottom?) that will tell you as well.