Sub cable?

[moreira85]

I asked this question before but never got a response. My parents have a regular speaker wire running through the walls 50 ft run. Is it possible to convert a speaker wire into a sub cable somehow? Some how soldering the connectors to it?

 

[MDS]

Yes, it is possible.

A random example of how to do it: How to Convert Speaker Wires to RCA Plugs | eHow.com

YouTube has quite a few videos about making your own interconnects. Adding RCA plugs to speaker wire is essentially the same thing.

 

[moreira85]

Thank u so much

 

[moreira85]

I've seen some videos where they twist the negative and shield wire together? The leaker wire that's in the wall oesnt have a shield, just a positive and negative? What does this mean?

 

[Grador]

Ignore the shield wire, just pick one for the signal, and one for ground and be consistent on the ends.

Also, be aware that this could provide quite a noisy connection.

 

[moreira85]

How noisy are we talking?

 

[markw]

Can't really say.

How noisy are we talking?

There's a reason this is normally a shielded cable but since you don't seem to have that option now, what have you got to lose by giving it a try.

It's been done successfully before with success but, then again, depending on the construction of your house, YMMV.

If it doesn't work, then you can worry about either running a shielded cable or purcasing a wireless transmitter/receiver pair.

 

[Grador]

As Mark said, it could be unnoticeable or it could be terrible.

This'll cost you a few bucks and a half an hour, give it a go.

 

[moreira85]

Soldered tonight ant the wire works perfectly.

 

[moreira85]

revisiting this thread. The sub cable that I made in the past I noticed the other day is creating a hum. I trouble shooted it and diagnosed it as the sub cable I made is the culprit. I can’t easily change out a new cable because it’s in another room and no access above or below. How would the svs wireless sound path work if the receiver is in the other room?

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

revisiting this thread. The sub cable that I made in the past I noticed the other day is creating a hum. I trouble shooted it and diagnosed it as the sub cable I made is the culprit. I can’t easily change out a new cable because it’s in another room and no access above or below. How would the svs wireless sound path work if the receiver is in the other room?

I would ask svs. It might be fine but would probably depend on what frequency range it runs on. So it also might be a fail.

 

[highfigh]

If it's not an extreme distance, the wireless should work but you'll need to make sure it won't need to pass through a big refrigerator, chimney, masonry walls or other dense materials. Make sure you can return it if it doesn't work, too.

The hum is from not using shielded coaxial cable. If you have a basement below those rooms, you should be able to run a coax but that won't necessarily eliminate the chance of hum because of the distance. 50 feet is pretty far for a wireless sub transmitter and receiver.

 

[moreira85]

It’s not an extreme distance. Theres a basement below but but all finished so don’t think I can run a wire.

 

[highfigh]

It’s not an extreme distance. Theres a basement below but but all finished so don’t think I can run a wire.

50' is far, especially if the materials I mentioned are between the two parts. Most wireless gadgets are tested in free air, not with obstacles- I would contact SVS about that since they show "Wirelessly connect subwoofers, powered speakers and more up to 65-feet." but if you were to click on the Specs button, they show that the Tri-Band connects over 130', line of sight.

Looks like it should work- let us know.