Speaker Cable

[khiyal]

I need to replace my speaker cables. Just wanted to get an idea from the more learned folks here if 16 or 18 AWG cable will be OK. I will be connecting my JBL SCS160SI (100W, 8 ohm load / 150W sub) 5.1 to my Yamaha rx-v2400. The max cable run will be 30 ft.

Also, is there a way to add a minute delay to the rear speakers on the Yamaha rx-v2400?

Thanks.

 

[highfigh]

I need to replace my speaker cables. Just wanted to get an idea from the more learned folks here if 16 or 18 AWG cable will be OK. I will be connecting my JBL SCS160SI (100W, 8 ohm load / 150W sub) 5.1 to my Yamaha rx-v2400. The max cable run will be 30 ft.

Also, is there a way to add a minute delay to the rear speakers on the Yamaha rx-v2400?

Thanks.

Read the existing threads about cabling-it may be faster.

 

[zhimbo]

I need to replace my speaker cables. Just wanted to get an idea from the more learned folks here if 16 or 18 AWG cable will be OK. I will be connecting my JBL SCS160SI (100W, 8 ohm load / 150W sub) 5.1 to my Yamaha rx-v2400. The max cable run will be 30 ft.

Long answer 1:
http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#wiretable
Long answer 2:
http://www.audioholics.com/education/frequently-asked-questions/speaker-cable-gauge-distance

My answer: 14gauge is cheap and will definitely work. Just get a spool of 14gauge and be done with it.

 

[mtrycrafts]

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Also, is there a way to add a minute delay to the rear speakers on the Yamaha rx-v2400?

Thanks.

Delay is part of the speaker setup with the internal test signals and inputting the distances each speakers are from the listening position.

 

[BluBitRates]

14 guage would be ideal

 

[khiyal]

Thanks a lot for your responses.

 

[khiyal]

Delay is part of the speaker setup with the internal test signals and inputting the distances each speakers are from the listening position.

But that part is automated in this receiver. Is there a manual way to set the delay or just add a few more feet than actual and that will automatically set the delay?

 

[mtrycrafts]

But that part is automated in this receiver. Is there a manual way to set the delay or just add a few more feet than actual and that will automatically set the delay?

Well, it is automated if you run an auto setup with a mic connected to the receiver. Hopefully this setup will get the distances correctly. One way is to measure the distances with a tape and compare the measurements to the auto distances for each speaker.
Yes, if some distance is off, manually set it in for that speaker. I would not add more than the actual distance is.

 

[zhimbo]

But that part is automated in this receiver. Is there a manual way to set the delay or just add a few more feet than actual and that will automatically set the delay?

Out of curiousity...why? An accurate distance would seem to be the goal, no? Am I missing something?

(Also, adding (fake) distance wouldn't introduce a delay; subtracting distance would.)

 

[highfigh]

Out of curiousity...why? An accurate distance would seem to be the goal, no? Am I missing something?

(Also, adding (fake) distance wouldn't introduce a delay; subtracting distance would.)

If you want to delay the sound from the rear speakers, an accurate setting is the last thing you want. That will only cause the receiver to equalize for that distance. How much delay do you want? Even if you had a room that allowed placing the rears 10' farther back than they are now will delay the arrival by less than 10mS.

 

[JerryLove]

Also, is there a way to add a minute delay to the rear speakers on the Yamaha rx-v2400?

But that part is automated in this receiver. Is there a manual way to set the delay or just add a few more feet than actual and that will automatically set the delay?

I doubt the receiver will accomidate a minute (which is something like 10 miles of sound travel); but you should be able, as mentioned, to add ms delays.

 

[highfigh]

I doubt the receiver will accomidate a minute (which is something like 10 miles of sound travel); but you should be able, as mentioned, to add ms delays.

Minute- from Dictionary.com
Adjective- pronounciation [mahy-noot]

1. extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree: minute differences.
2. of minor importance; insignificant; trifling.
3. attentive to or concerned with even the smallest details: a minute examination.

 

[zhimbo]

t you should be able, as mentioned, to add ms delays.

To which I again ask...why? This conversation keeps going forward as if adding a delay to your surrounds is a perfectly logical thing to do.

What's the motivation for doing this, exactly?

 

[Rickster71]

Also, is there a way to add a minute delay to the rear speakers on the Yamaha rx-v2400?

Thanks.

Doesn't that receiver have DSP processing modes? That's where delay gets added / changed.
Check your manual: Digital Sound Field Processing

 

[Rickster71]

To which I again ask...why? This conversation keeps going forward as if adding a delay to your surrounds is a perfectly logical thing to do.

What's the motivation for doing this, exactly?

Good question; here is when I've used it.

I have another setup in a spare room upstairs.
Last weekend we had Roger Waters the Wall live in Berlin on; It's a huge outdoor concert.
I have a Yamaha RX-V1 that has dozens of DSP settings.
Changing it to 'Stadium' or 'Arena' adds some delay and really gives a sense of being there.

I don't know what the OP intends; that's just my 2 cents and how I've used it.

 

[khiyal]

It is the [mahy-noot] that I intended. The reason is to create a tiny echo which sounds good for some solo music. I will check the manual to see if I can do any little change.