Speaker Wire - Blu-ray Forum

brett_day · 04-26-2008, 04:34 AM

Hey Guys

What kind of speaker wire do you recommend for my home theater? i have basic 22 gauge that came with my system! what should i upgrade to? what guage? whats the best bang for my buck?

Hecmor · 04-26-2008, 04:36 AM

12

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http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...t=1#largeimage

$12.91 for 50ft

brett_day · 04-26-2008, 04:39 AM

just out of interest why 12 guage? please forgive the q's i am kind of new to this stuff and am trying to understand the more detailed side of things

Hecmor · 04-26-2008, 04:45 AM

oxygen free wires helps remove the impurity of iron.
12gauge wire does a better job of conducting a signal over 25ft or more.

I like to think of it as a garden hoes. the thicker the hoes the more water can flow

brett_day · 04-26-2008, 04:47 AM

well thats cool! i like the analogy...thanks....that made a lot of sense. so what about speaker wire that will not eb over 25ft or more like the fronts or center? still use the 12 guage?

Hecmor · 04-26-2008, 04:48 AM

I like using these too makes life easy

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

$1.76 a pair

razor29 · 04-26-2008, 04:54 AM

I got over a 100ft of cable at walmart. I got the 14 gauge cable and it works fine for me.

brett_day · 04-26-2008, 04:55 AM

did you notice a increase in the quality of sound when you switched to your new cable?

Hecmor · 04-26-2008, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett_day

well thats cool! i like the analogy...thanks....that made a lot of sense. so what about speaker wire that will not eb over 25ft or more like the fronts or center? still use the 12 guage?

F"it use the left over for the center speaker.

Hecmor · 04-26-2008, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett_day

did you notice a increase in the quality of sound when you switched to your new cable?

YES!

brett_day · 04-26-2008, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hecmor

F"it use the left over for the center speaker.

ok cool thanks. i will prob get some of the stuff from monoprice. thanks for your help dude

Hecmor · 04-26-2008, 05:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett_day

ok cool thanks. i will prob get some of the stuff from monoprice. thanks for your help dude

No Prob.
(I've been help many of times by Bluray.com members)
just a reminder; Monoprice shipping takes a long time order everything at once.

rogman · 04-27-2008, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett_day

Hey Guys

What kind of speaker wire do you recommend for my home theater? i have basic 22 gauge that came with my system! what should i upgrade to? what guage? whats the best bang for my buck?

I've used Aperion speaker cable for both of my home theater systems. It's 12 gauge cable and runs $60/100 feet. I needed 300 feet to wire my basement home theater for 7.1 surround. I use Aperion's banana plugs too.

I had purchased some Monster XL cable from Best Buy and returned it. I'm not a fan of anything Monster. The cable looked thicker than it was because it was double-wrapped. Once I realized how thin the actual wire was- back it went. Interesting taht Monster never labels the gauge of the wire on the packaging. Guess they don't want you to know!

Driver_King · 04-27-2008, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by razor29

I got over a 100ft of cable at walmart. I got the 14 gauge cable and it works fine for me.

Me too. Yeah, I got the Philips 14 guage wire.

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett_day

did you notice a increase in the quality of sound when you switched to your new cable?

If you don't notice an increase in SQ, either you have crappy speakers

,a crappy reciever

, or bad hearing

.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hecmor

F"it use the left over for the center speaker.

That's what I did for my center and fronts!

Quote:

Originally Posted by rogman

I've used Aperion speaker cable for both of my home theater systems. It's 12 gauge cable and runs $60/100 feet. I needed 300 feet to wire my basement home theater for 7.1 surround. I use Aperion's banana plugs too.

I had purchased some Monster XL cable from Best Buy and returned it. I'm not a fan of anything Monster. The cable looked thicker than it was because it was double-wrapped. Once I realized how thin the actual wire was- back it went. Interesting taht Monster never labels the gauge of the wire on the packaging. Guess they don't want you to know!

That's overpriced wire! Just like Monster's.

The Monoprice 12 Guage is a really good deal though. If I ever need speaker wire again, I'll get that!

ixlegitballinxl · 04-28-2008, 08:42 AM

i've always heard anything 16 or under is preferred.....go lower if your going more distance

04-26-2008, 04:34 AM	#1
brett_day Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Moore, Oklahoma Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Speaker Wire Hey Guys What kind of speaker wire do you recommend for my home theater? i have basic 22 gauge that came with my system! what should i upgrade to? what guage? whats the best bang for my buck?

04-26-2008, 04:36 AM	#2
Hecmor Banned Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Chicago, IL	12 [/IMG] http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...t=1#largeimage $12.91 for 50ft Last edited by Hecmor; 04-26-2008 at 04:39 AM.

04-26-2008, 04:45 AM	#4
Hecmor Banned Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Chicago, IL	oxygen free wires helps remove the impurity of iron. 12gauge wire does a better job of conducting a signal over 25ft or more. I like to think of it as a garden hoes. the thicker the hoes the more water can flow Last edited by Hecmor; 04-26-2008 at 05:11 AM.

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04-26-2008, 04:39 AM	#3
brett_day Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Moore, Oklahoma Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	just out of interest why 12 guage? please forgive the q's i am kind of new to this stuff and am trying to understand the more detailed side of things

04-26-2008, 04:47 AM	#5
brett_day Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Moore, Oklahoma Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	well thats cool! i like the analogy...thanks....that made a lot of sense. so what about speaker wire that will not eb over 25ft or more like the fronts or center? still use the 12 guage?

04-26-2008, 04:48 AM	#6
Hecmor Banned Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Chicago, IL	I like using these too makes life easy http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2 $1.76 a pair

04-26-2008, 04:54 AM	#7
razor29 Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Long Beach, CA Blu-ray collection:55	I got over a 100ft of cable at walmart. I got the 14 gauge cable and it works fine for me.

04-26-2008, 04:55 AM	#8
brett_day Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Moore, Oklahoma Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	did you notice a increase in the quality of sound when you switched to your new cable?

04-28-2008, 08:42 AM	#15
ixlegitballinxl Banned Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Magic Kingdom, FL Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:631 Trading Score:22	i've always heard anything 16 or under is preferred.....go lower if your going more distance

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