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Ok, I've decided on the axiom speakers for my friend's budget system. The equipment will be Denon AVR 1803 receiver, M22ti for fronts, vp150 center, qs8 surrounds, and probably hsu or svs sub. Now I just need some help recommending cables for speaker wire and audio (analog and digital) cables. Since he's on budget he's not gonna buy expensive stuff so I just want the best bang for the buck to get it hooked up and sounding great. So what do you guys recommend?

ereed,
Go to a Home Depot or similar store.
Short of buying bargains on eBay, that is the cheapest place in town that i found for cables (in Canada anyway). Costco might be another thought.
There are many other posts in the forums regarding places to buy inexpensive cables.

There's also Radio Shack.

Just make sure the speaker wire is 12 awg.

Oxygen Free Copper ones... 12 awg.... with that PVC stuff coating it. That's all you need to know!!!

If you really want to go wild, you can go this route:
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_10_2/ultralink-CL414-cable-5-2003.html.

Best of all worlds

1. For speaker wire, I use 12 ga. wire from Parts Express. It's $22.95 for a 50' roll: www.partsexpress.com.
2. For audio interconnects, I use the Phoenix Gold ARX-610, which are just under $9 for a 1-meter cable at www.beachaudio.com. The ARX-610 has a twisted-pair conductor with a tinned copper drain and a mylar foil sheild.

I have no clue which speaker wires to go with...I know I want 12 gauge but I have no clue what the difference between 2 conductor and 4 conductor is....I know 4 conductor is 4 wires but what is it used for? By the way are the front speaker wires going to be same as rear speaker wires? Reason I asked is because we're going to have to go through attic and walls for the rears and want right kind of speaker wire. This is for the QS8 surrounds and I'm guessing its gonna need about 30 feet per side. So which wire would I need for that? I'm looking at partexpress and there is too many differnt types and kinds and its confusing me. Help!

You're making this too complicated. First, it's unlikely that you need 12ga, even for your longest runs. Regular 16ga lampcord should be fine at maybe $0.15 a foot and easier to work with than the thicker gauges. This is all, of course, 2 conductor wire; you have no need for 4 conductor. For a simple explanation, study this .

I'll second the Parts Express recommendation. Just get their "Sound King" brand speaker wire and their Dayton line of interconnects are built well and cheap. Shipping is expensive on a single item but better if you buy more stuff. I bought their banana plugs and optical cables along with the speaker wire.

Frank