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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.
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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.
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Also can someone suggest a good site to buy the cables? Radio shack is unreasonably expensive.
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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??
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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
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I like Blue Jeans cable and wire as well as Monoprice. Monoprice just seams too damn cheap, but I use their stuff without issue.
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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.
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Thank you one and all for the warm welcome and for your suggestions.
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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.
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