speaker wire?

[Leal]

what type of speaker wire should i run in my home surround system, and why?
Thanks

 

[mtrycrafts]

what type of speaker wire should i run in my home surround system, and why?
Thanks

If by type, ga, 14 ga should cover it well. In wall may need in wall rating, class 2.
As to make, no need to spend much $. Blujeans, monoprice, etc. Monster is expensive and has terrible business practices.

 

[Cpt.America]

12 or 14 gauge will work just fine. www.monoprice.com really can't be beat for their prices... id start there

 

[corey]

I don't think there's much need to buy on line & pay shipping. Your local hard ware store should have some 14 gauge lamp cord. If you want to save some time when moving things around, get some banana plugs to put on the ends.

 

[highfigh]

Don't use lamp cord for in-wall or attic runs. CL2 or CL3 are required for this. It's also easier to pull because it has a protective jacket. Munster has a jacket but it apparently serves to protect the framing from the wire. That crap is a royal PITA to use.

Also, don't buy wire that comes on a skinny spool. It'll want to coil itself up in that shape, which looks bad and makes pulling it really difficult.

 

[Midcow2]

Excelllent advice add some monprice banana plugs and you're all set.

If by type, ga, 14 ga should cover it well. In wall may need in wall rating, class 2.
As to make, no need to spend much $. Blujeans, monoprice, etc. Monster is expensive and has terrible business practices.

Excellent recommendation. Monoprice also makes some nice, inexpensive banana plugs:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10401&cs_id=1040115&p_id=2801&seq=1&format=2

Good Luck,

MidCow2

 

[Nemo128]

I picked up CL2 12g Monoprice 100ft spool. It looks like good quality wire and fit in my terminals exactly right. Great price too.

 

[Adam]

I'll throw in my usual recommended reading (it's short) on this topic at the link here.

A relatively new article from Crutchfield on the subject is located at the link here.

 

[GlocksRock]

I use 16 ga. and it works fine, but if I were to do it over again, I would probably use 12 ga. instead, but I'm not sure I would even hear a difference.

 

[Adam]

I'm going to run 16 gauge flat wire under my carpet in about a week. It's only about 22 feet and for my 8-ohm rear speakers, so it should be just fine. Pretty cool stuff, that flat wire, IMO.

 

[highfigh]

My dry cleaner has the best sounding hangers in the industry. I don't even need those supports but when I have a longer distance to bridge, I use a series of levers and pulleys. I have the most translucent sounding system and it brings me so much pleasure words can barely be used, but I'm going to dig out some old Audio magazines to find some that work.

I know someone who did TEF analysis on different speaker wires in the mid-'80s because of the claims that were flying around. He found no significant difference unless the distance was increased. 16AWG and 12AWG, IIRC. He does commercial sound, live/studio engineering and A/V business presentations. We just laugh about this stuff, but many people are absolutely convinced that one brand sounds better than another. $8900 for 6' cables? Someone needs to go after these guys for fraud. They're as bad as Televangelists. Preaching just about the same thing, too.

 

[Adam]

I can Noel Lee on TV now.

"You're healed!"

"...Now send me some money."

 

[highfigh]

I can Noel Lee on TV now.

"You're healed!"

"...Now send me some money."

To paraphrase Orel Roberts, "If y'all don't buy my wonderful speaker cables and interconnects, God will call me to his flock".

The morning Jimmy Swaggart was hauled in, a friend of mine wrote a song on the way to a gig, called 'I Know What God Likes'.

I hear angels whenever I listen to mine.

 

[mtrycrafts]

12 or 14 gauge will work just fine. www.monoprice.com really can't be beat for their prices... id start there

Then how can Blujeans fight the good fight with the monster

 

[mtrycrafts]

Excellent recommendation. Monoprice also makes some nice, inexpensive banana plugs:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10401&cs_id=1040115&p_id=2801&seq=1&format=2

Good Luck,

MidCow2

You should have reminded me about this earlier as I just ordered a couple of small items from them and the shipping appears to go by weight
Could have saved a few $
Oh well, can't take it all with you