romex 14-3 for speaker wire?

[steverm]

Anyone use this? It's got two things the wife likes..price and a white sheath.

 

[jaxvon]

Well, most Romex is solid core which would make it quite inflexible (which means a pain in the *** for installs). The ground, which won't even be used, is bare and exposed, so it's just asking for trouble. Plus, because of the shape, I think it wouldn't be very easy to work with. I'd suggest getting some good stranded speaker wire. Belden makes some good 10ga and 12ga stuff. You can also find some nice white-jacket speaker cable at Impact Acoustics.

Now, Romex won't sound inferior (provided there isn't something electrically wrong with it), but it'll add more hassle to your job.

 

[steverm]

thanks Jaxvon. I forgot that the ground wire was exposed.

 

[mtrycrafts]

thanks Jaxvon. I forgot that the ground wire was exposed.

If the stiffnes is not a factor for you, you can always cut the ground back to the jacket, OR, just buy 14/2. That should still be available.