Best Speaker Wires ????? - Blu-ray Forum

Video Master · 10-19-2008, 03:12 AM

I'm looking to rewire my home theater system and I want to do it with new speaker wires that have built in connectors -- spade as well as banana plugs. Any good recommendations for brands and places to buy? What is the best size for the speaker wires? I'd rather stay away from Monster Cable too.

Big Daddy · 10-19-2008, 03:35 AM

Buy either 12 gauge or 14 gauge in-wall or regular speaker wires from Monoprice. They also have good banana plugs.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
http://www.monoprice.com/products/se...d=banana+plugs
http://www.monoprice.com/products/se...wire&x=18&y=13

Also take a look at the A guide to Optical, Digital, & Speaker Cables thread. Use the table there as a guide for your speaker gauge number.

SDBlu · 10-19-2008, 04:06 AM

I got these off of Amazon and so far they are great. They are good quality and built very well. I believe they are 14 gauge and they also have a center channel wire sold separately.

http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-SCP-10-...4388964&sr=1-2

JasonR · 10-19-2008, 04:12 AM

You haven't gotten evicted yet Marcos?

SDBlu · 10-19-2008, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonR

You haven't gotten evicted yet Marcos?

Negative! I own it...its a small condo, but i only share one wall (corner lot). Anyways, last time i saw my neighbor, i touched bases with him and he was cool with my newly found hobby. He mentioned he already noticed the wall booming every once in a while, but he said he didn't mind. I told him to just let me know if it ever got too loud. He mentioned he used to have a loud system once upon a time, but no longer...Anyways, i just rented Master and Commander, so i shall watch it tomorrow

JasonR · 10-19-2008, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MarcosG

Negative! I own it...its a small condo, but i only share one wall (corner lot). Anyways, last time i saw my neighbor, i touched bases with him and he was cool with my newly found hobby. He mentioned he already noticed the wall booming every once in a while, but he said he didn't mind. I told him to just let me know if it ever got too loud. He mentioned he used to have a loud system once upon a time, but no longer...Anyways, i just rented Master and Commander, so i shall watch it tomorrow

You are going to love it! The opening battle sequence is rediculous!!!

Big Daddy · 10-19-2008, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by MarcosG

I got these off of Amazon and so far they are great. They are good quality and built very well. I believe they are 14 gauge and they also have a center channel wire sold separately.

http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-SCP-10-...4388964&sr=1-2

The best place to buy those Dayton speaker wires is Parts Express. They are a reputable vendor. I have ordered many things from them with no problem. In fact, Amazon refers you to other vendors such as Parts Express. They also sell Dayton Subwoofers. Some of those subwoofers are designed by Dr. Hsu from Hsu Research.

mdabb · 10-19-2008, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Video Master

I'm looking to rewire my home theater system and I want to do it with new speaker wires that have built in connectors -- spade as well as banana plugs. Any good recommendations for brands and places to buy? What is the best size for the speaker wires? I'd rather stay away from Monster Cable too.

Blue Jeans cable is a nice option. They will build you the speaker cables for you so you can get custom lengths. Banana plugs, spades, locking banana plugs (which I like). I made my own using canare 4S11 and locking banana plugs. Even though the 4S11 (quadstar) is a bi-wire cable I made a cable that combined the four leads into two.

http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/speaker/index.htm

Any reason why Monster is of the table other than a lot of people hate the company itself ??? I'm not saying to buy Monster or that their wire is wonderful but it is not expensive at all really compared to others. If you think it's not worth the price tag.

PUBLIC NOTICE: I'm not trying to start a Monster bashing session or anything of that nature. Just trying to add a simple innocent thought. I know how the "M" word ignites forest fires around here so I'll tread lightly.

Big Daddy · 10-19-2008, 06:56 AM

Technical Pro sells high quality speaker wires with banana plugs attached to professionals (clubs, DJs, concerts, etc.) at reasonable prices. They only sell 25ft or 50ft.

Gremal · 10-19-2008, 07:15 AM

I recommend Goertz cables, particularly the MI2 veracity from Alphacore. As the rate of diminishing returns goes, these cables give you the best bang for your buck.

http://www.alphacore.com/mispeaker.html

naturephoto1 · 10-19-2008, 12:15 PM

If you can wait for them to be prepared, take a look at these coming in through eBay and from Taiwan:

http://tinyurl.com/584v8t

Kevin will make whatever you want and will set the cables up as a biwire. His products are great and will outperform some very expensive cables (I have special versions of the cables and both I and Dave Schulte of the Upgrade Company have listened to them and other expensive cables).

Kevin had some flooding issues and loss of equipment a while back but should be back in production shortly. I am waiting for a special subwoofer cable. Send Kevin an e-mail for what you want, he will respond a bit slowly and you may need to remind him if you don't hear.

Rich

btf1980 · 10-19-2008, 01:14 PM

I use Canare 4S11 speaker cables. Work fine for me. Prior to that I had some Kimber 4tc's that my dealer gave to me for free when I bought speakers. I personally would never buy them on principle.

naturephoto1 · 10-20-2008, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by naturephoto1

If you can wait for them to be prepared, take a look at these coming in through eBay and from Taiwan:

http://tinyurl.com/584v8t

Kevin will make whatever you want and will set the cables up as a biwire. His products are great and will outperform some very expensive cables (I have special versions of the cables and both I and Dave Schulte of the Upgrade Company have listened to them and other expensive cables).

Kevin had some flooding issues and loss of equipment a while back but should be back in production shortly. I am waiting for a special subwoofer cable. Send Kevin an e-mail for what you want, he will respond a bit slowly and you may need to remind him if you don't hear.

Rich

As I mentioned earlier, these cables will outperform very expensive cables; we are talking about cables that may be 10X their price and even more (perhaps on the order of $750 to $2000 per 3 meter length of wire- that is for each wire). That will include things like the Nordost already mentioned. Kevin uses only very high end parts, wire, connectors, etc.

Rich

morpheus11 · 10-20-2008, 03:25 PM

Monster has some serious production issues. If you really pay attention to their connectors, many of them are the equivalent of plated plastic. Not wear ready or reliable in the long term.

True, most of their higher end cables are manufactured to better standards, but why pay that kind of cash for Monster when you could likely go with Audioquest, IXOS, or HGA and get a far superior product.

MieDan4ever · 10-20-2008, 03:32 PM

You could get these.

http://www.pearcable.com/sub_products_anjou_sc.htm

did I mention the price? lol

rded · 10-20-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MieDan4ever

You could get these.

http://www.pearcable.com/sub_products_anjou_sc.htm

did I mention the price? lol

I am very skeptical about online products in that price range. At least if they are sold by a dealer; reputable or not, you can still sit and have a listen for yourself or even take the cables home for a demo. I wonder what their refund policy is.....??

kefrank · 10-20-2008, 04:48 PM

I had a frustrating experience with speaker wire from Monoprice. The insulation was not at all uniform around the copper. It was much wider along one side making it very difficult to strip without cutting into the copper strands. Most everything else I've ordered from Monoprice has been great, but I won't buy their speaker wire again.

rded · 10-19-2008, 02:54 PM

I have Nordost Red Dawn for my Mains and Center speakers. They're exremely detailed-tight bass and empahsizes the midrange

But they are not for the faint of heart when it comes to price

TENSE · 10-19-2008, 03:52 PM

i just went to home depot and bought some 14 awg speaker wire for 60 cents
a foot. i think its a good deal. you should give it a try! i think all speaker wire is the same. enjoy!

richteer · 10-19-2008, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TENSE

i just went to home depot and bought some 14 awg speaker wire for 60 cents
a foot. i think its a good deal. you should give it a try! i think all speaker wire is the same. enjoy!

At $0.60/foot you can't go wrong. But if you think all speaker wire is the same you are very mistaken.

10-19-2008, 03:12 AM	#1
Video Master Banned Member since:May 2008 Location:Hollywood, CA	Best Speaker Wires ????? I'm looking to rewire my home theater system and I want to do it with new speaker wires that have built in connectors -- spade as well as banana plugs. Any good recommendations for brands and places to buy? What is the best size for the speaker wires? I'd rather stay away from Monster Cable too.

10-19-2008, 03:35 AM	#2
Big Daddy Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Southern California Home Theater Gallery:79 Blu-ray collection:122 Trading Score:1	Buy either 12 gauge or 14 gauge in-wall or regular speaker wires from Monoprice. They also have good banana plugs. http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2 http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2 http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2 http://www.monoprice.com/products/se...d=banana+plugs http://www.monoprice.com/products/se...wire&x=18&y=13 Also take a look at the A guide to Optical, Digital, & Speaker Cables thread. Use the table there as a guide for your speaker gauge number. Last edited by Big Daddy; 10-19-2008 at 04:32 AM.

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10-19-2008, 04:06 AM	#3
SDBlu Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:So Cal Blu-ray collection:171	I got these off of Amazon and so far they are great. They are good quality and built very well. I believe they are 14 gauge and they also have a center channel wire sold separately. http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-SCP-10-...4388964&sr=1-2

10-19-2008, 04:12 AM	#4
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	You haven't gotten evicted yet Marcos?

10-19-2008, 06:56 AM	#9
Big Daddy Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Southern California Home Theater Gallery:79 Blu-ray collection:122 Trading Score:1	Technical Pro sells high quality speaker wires with banana plugs attached to professionals (clubs, DJs, concerts, etc.) at reasonable prices. They only sell 25ft or 50ft.

10-19-2008, 07:15 AM	#10
Gremal Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Daddyland Home Theater Gallery:49 Blu-ray collection:184	I recommend Goertz cables, particularly the MI2 veracity from Alphacore. As the rate of diminishing returns goes, these cables give you the best bang for your buck. http://www.alphacore.com/mispeaker.html

10-19-2008, 12:15 PM	#11
naturephoto1 Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Breinigsville, PA Home Theater Gallery:260 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:263	If you can wait for them to be prepared, take a look at these coming in through eBay and from Taiwan: http://tinyurl.com/584v8t Kevin will make whatever you want and will set the cables up as a biwire. His products are great and will outperform some very expensive cables (I have special versions of the cables and both I and Dave Schulte of the Upgrade Company have listened to them and other expensive cables). Kevin had some flooding issues and loss of equipment a while back but should be back in production shortly. I am waiting for a special subwoofer cable. Send Kevin an e-mail for what you want, he will respond a bit slowly and you may need to remind him if you don't hear. Rich

10-19-2008, 01:14 PM	#12
btf1980 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2007 Location:NYC Home Theater Gallery:97 Trading Score:14	I use Canare 4S11 speaker cables. Work fine for me. Prior to that I had some Kimber 4tc's that my dealer gave to me for free when I bought speakers. I personally would never buy them on principle.

10-20-2008, 03:25 PM	#14
morpheus11 New Member Member since:Sep 2008	Monster has some serious production issues. If you really pay attention to their connectors, many of them are the equivalent of plated plastic. Not wear ready or reliable in the long term. True, most of their higher end cables are manufactured to better standards, but why pay that kind of cash for Monster when you could likely go with Audioquest, IXOS, or HGA and get a far superior product.

10-20-2008, 03:32 PM	#15
MieDan4ever Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Orange County	You could get these. http://www.pearcable.com/sub_products_anjou_sc.htm did I mention the price? lol

10-20-2008, 04:48 PM	#17
kefrank Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:60	I had a frustrating experience with speaker wire from Monoprice. The insulation was not at all uniform around the copper. It was much wider along one side making it very difficult to strip without cutting into the copper strands. Most everything else I've ordered from Monoprice has been great, but I won't buy their speaker wire again.

10-19-2008, 02:54 PM	#18
rded Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2008 Location:555 Naim Street Blu-ray collection:254 Trading Score:1	I have Nordost Red Dawn for my Mains and Center speakers. They're exremely detailed-tight bass and empahsizes the midrange But they are not for the faint of heart when it comes to price

10-19-2008, 03:52 PM	#19
TENSE Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Los Ageles, Ca Home Theater Gallery:10	i just went to home depot and bought some 14 awg speaker wire for 60 cents a foot. i think its a good deal. you should give it a try! i think all speaker wire is the same. enjoy!

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