polk audio vs klipsh

[walmat]

Originally Posted by psx3man

Ok first of I am very new to this home audio stuff I was at bestbuy looking at speakers and wires and banana plugs and i asked the guy the difference between the speaker wire he said go with 16 gauge on the polk bookshelf speakers same with the klipsch. second are these brands any good and does the wire really make a difference the generic to say monster or another brand for speakers altogether. and im looking at getting the onky 606 or 705?

In my opinion the most important thing about spkr wire is the gauge. Bigger is better especially if you have long runs in a large room so any spkr wire will do as long as the gauge is large enough. For a typical spkr wire run of 20' to 25' for rears #16 is ok. As for the speakers they're both decent not too expensive spkrs. I'd look at no and size of horns ... low, mid, high...6"' 4" etc. Again the spkr size depends on the size of your room and has to jive with amp power.