What wires should I get

[tilapiah6]

I have purchased everything I need for the surround sound except the wires and banana plugs. I have both picked out at monoprice.com. I went with Open screw banana plugs and 12AWG Enhanced Loud Oxygen-Free Copper Speaker Wire Cable - 50ft. I'm wondering if I should get a different type of speaker wire, or if I should stick with what I've picked out. My setup that I've purchased is 2 Polk Monitor 70s, 2 Polk Monitor 30s, a Polk CS2, the ED A2-300, and the Yamaha RX-V663.

[Beta Man]

shouldn't make a difference, just stick with what you got (or even a higher gauge (smaller wire) and you'll be fine.

[tilapiah6]

Yeah I'm wondering how much of a difference it would ultimately make. It's only a few bucks difference in price.....

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by tilapiah6

Yeah I'm wondering how much of a difference it would ultimately make. It's only a few bucks difference.....

I'd probably go with "No discernable difference at all" the only difference in the spades/plugs is convenience, and the only difference you'll notice with 12G vs say 14 or 16G is in the fact that the 12G is going to be more work for you to hide the wires etc (since they're bigger) but if you're using plugs/spades there won't be any issues with connecting them.

[tilapiah6]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I'd probably go with "No discernable difference at all" the only difference in the spades/plugs is convenience, and the only difference you'll notice with 12G vs say 14 or 16G is in the fact that the 12G is going to be more work for you to hide the wires etc (since they're bigger) but if you're using plugs/spades there won't be any issues with connecting them.

Cool, in that case I'll save my money. Thanks for the info.

[hagar852]

The insulation on the 16gauge wire fits inside the banana plug, where the 12gauge wire doesn't fit at all.. I have the 12gauge and my friend has the 16 gauge and that was much better with the banana plugs.. either way not a big deal.. just a heads up..

[Halcro 1]

Speaker cable makes a huge difference

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by hagar852

The insulation on the 16gauge wire fits inside the banana plug, where the 12gauge wire doesn't fit at all.. I have the 12gauge and my friend has the 16 gauge and that was much better with the banana plugs.. either way not a big deal.. just a heads up..

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

Takes up to 12ga, so your statement is a little confusing. I use the closed screw type myself but I'm sure it'd fit fine.