Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Advice needed. Purchased Tons of stuff

Spinner, welcome. You're going to be enjoying a lot of great sounds soon(assuming that you have good source material). Your 18ga wire will be fine for your use; more isn't necessarily better. For an excellent explanation of speaker wire by a veteran audio professional, which includes a table of suggested gauges, study this . You've already got the wire, it's thinner and easier to handle, so it's "right" for you. Enjoy.

The link shows 18ga good up to 24 feet with a 6 ohm load. The OP states he has a run of 50 feet for the QS8s. I would still recommend the 12 ga. wire.

Also can someone suggest a good site to buy the cables? Radio shack is unreasonably expensive.

Same place. Monoprice.

I was wondering the same (24FT. max for 6 ohm load).

50ft. is a long way away for the QS8's! They're still effective at that distance? They'll need a major boost in level in relation to the mains.

Also, Axiom sells Denon products??

Topspin welcome, the site we suggested Monoprice.com will be a great site to buy all of your cabling needs, can't beat their prices anywhere.

Monoprice.com

I like Blue Jeans cable and wire as well as Monoprice. Monoprice just seams too damn cheap, but I use their stuff without issue.

htnut,
They are only about 15 feet awau from the TV but I need to run the cable around the room along the walls. Hence the 50 feet.

Thank you one and all for the warm welcome and for your suggestions.

I've been using 14g for all speakers, the Q's measure out at about 30 or so feet after running the cables under the floor and up the wall. No issues, but I know alot of guys would probably use 12g for that length to be safe.