Loudspeaker Cables !?!?!?

[Large Al]

Hey there. I am a neophyte to this game. I started my HT today! The face of the Beast is a Samsung HLS6187W DLP 1080p 61" TV, with a Pioneer Elite DV-46AV DVD/SACD Player. The roar of the Monster is provided by the Pioneer VSX80TVX Elite AV Receiver. I will be using Axiom's Epic 50-175 7.1 Home Theater Speaker Package. Now I have read quite a bit about speaker wires. I bought 100' (I have a pretty big room) of Liberty Wire's Ultra Cap 14 AWG THX Certified Cable @ $1.65 per. I thought it was a good deal, but do I really need this severe a cable (it's pretty thick stuff)? Also, and please don't laugh, but I read somewhere that wire is "directional" (must flow from amp to speakers). Truth, or smoke up the Giggy? Thanks!

 

[Seth=L]

The wire should work fine, and directional speaker cables are just hype. There are some supposed directional audiocables that are supposed to eliminate Ground Loops, but I have seen no difference.

 

[jaxvon]

Welcome.

Speaker cable is not directional. Musical signal is AC current, which by definition is non-directional. As for the cable, I find that somewhat pricey, but some of the nice, thick cable that is still flexible commands a higher price than the 25 cent per foot belden stuff that you can bend into figures. However, I suggest that you purchase another 100 feet of speaker cable. I used over 100 feet in an 11x14 room with a 5.1 setup. It's always better to have some spare cable that you can throw in the garage than to get half done and realize that you're SOL.