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#95141 - 05/19/05 04:19 PM
Re: Speaker cable?
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shareholder in the making
Registered: 01/29/04
Posts: 13145
Loc: Iowa
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It really depends on how much distance you have from your receiver/amp? I used 12gauge for my entire system, I bought a 500' roll on Ebay. Many people use 14 or 16, it really depends on how far the cable run will be...?
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#95142 - 05/19/05 04:27 PM
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Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 3016
Loc: San Angelo, TX
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just as a general rule...
10ft and under, 16 gauge will work.
10ft-30ft, 14 gauge.
over 30ft, i would go with 12 gauge.
and dont bother with the monster cable hype.. some good basic speaker wire from lowe's or home depot will work perfectly.
bigjohn
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#95144 - 05/19/05 04:37 PM
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connoisseur
Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 3016
Loc: San Angelo, TX
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I used pair of TARA LABS RSC Air 2 speaker cables 15ft now. Will be change this pair but no idea which one better
is english a second language for you..? i ask, cause i aint sure exactly what you mean by this last post. we might be able to help you better if we could understand you.
bigjohn
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#95145 - 05/19/05 04:49 PM
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connoisseur
Registered: 12/10/03
Posts: 3600
Loc: Winnipeg MB Canada
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In reply to:
I used pair of TARA LABS RSC Air 2 speaker cables 15ft now. Will be change this pair but no idea which one better?
He's currently using these cables (Tara Labs RSC Air 2) and wants a boutique cable name that will be "better" than these.
Joseph - most around here hold the belief that only gauge of cable matters. Use whatever you want... if you want to reuse the cables you have - by all means. If you want to buy new cables and want a brand suggestion - you'll just spark an argument here.
Bren R.
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#95147 - 05/19/05 05:09 PM
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Loc: Iowa
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#95148 - 05/19/05 05:43 PM
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Registered: 05/12/05
Posts: 124
Loc: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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You can buy really nice cable from Axiom, at a pretty good price. With my speakers, I bought 50ft. It is all 12 gauge. Probably overkill on the length, but if I want to move them around the room, I can.
Shane D
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