Where do y'all HT guys buy speaker wire from? People buying from Home Depot, please read!

[tronester]

You dont need more than 18awg speaker wire. Unless you are running extremely long lengths, or 1-2ohm speakers. Very doubtfull. Any wire you can find will work. Dont be fooled by thinking that spending more on wire will make for better sound, it simply wont, and scientific tests have been done proving there is no difference, provided the wire is thick enough for the current demands.

Think about it. You probably have 24awg wire in the voice coil of the speaker, run for SEVERAL feet. Do you think 10feet of a substantially thicker 18awg cable will make any difference?

http://users.htdconnect.com/~djcarlst/abx_wire.htm

 

[Pheran]

I use 14 gauge speaker wire from Home Depot in my setup, it works well. DO NOT use Cat5 cable, despite what some people have suggested. It's typically 24 gauge and is not designed for high-power signals. You might even risk starting a fire attaching Cat5 to an amplifier.

 

[GasX]

anyone who tells you that monster cable is better than Home Depot lampwire is either a delusional marketers wet dream or is comparing 2GA monster cable to 20 GA lampwire.

Go to Home Depot and find the spooled wire section then buy the largest gauge wire you can stand. 12 GA is pretty much what you want.

 

[GasX]

addendum: if you aren't a crazy elitist audiophile, you can stand smaller wires - which are far less offensive to the eye and easier to hide.

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

Originally posted by: Pheran
I use 14 gauge speaker wire from Home Depot in my setup, it works well. DO NOT use Cat5 cable, despite what some people have suggested. It's typically 24 gauge and is not designed for high-power signals. You might even risk starting a fire attaching Cat5 to an amplifier.

If you do it right, it kicks ass. The wire isn't just a single strand of 24 gauge, it's about ~100 strands used together.
read the link
http://www.venhaus1.com/diycatfivecables.html

 

[fatbaby]

i recently checked the bgmicro(.com) catalog...they were selling monster cable (audio) for $20 per a 100 ft. roll

 

[Pheran]

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n1
If you do it right, it kicks ass. The wire isn't just a single strand of 24 gauge, it's about ~100 strands used together.

OK sure, if you take a bunch of 24 ga strands it should work, but frankly it's not going to sound better than decent 14 or 12 gauge speaker wire, so I fail to see the point of all that effort.

 

[Garion]

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n1

Originally posted by: Pheran
I use 14 gauge speaker wire from Home Depot in my setup, it works well. DO NOT use Cat5 cable, despite what some people have suggested. It's typically 24 gauge and is not designed for high-power signals. You might even risk starting a fire attaching Cat5 to an amplifier.

If you do it right, it kicks ass. The wire isn't just a single strand of 24 gauge, it's about ~100 strands used together.
read the link
http://www.venhaus1.com/diycatfivecables.html

There are two kinds of Cat5 cabling - Stranded cable that's designed to be used for patch cables and cables which are frequently moved. Solid core Cat5 is designed to be used between patch panels and jacks. Most big spools you buy, unless you specifically get stranded, are solid core.

- G

 

[Frosty3799]

try radio shack

 

[pac1085]

Originally posted by: Frosty3799
try radio shack

my experience with radio shack sucks...all the cables i bought failed and they were very overpriced

 

[Bulldog7000]

Just get some of these and you will be happy... guaranteed(unless spending buttloads of money on speaker wire makes you sick)

There is just something about cables that are rated based on percent of speed of light...

Nordost Valhalla

BDOG

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: tronester
You dont need more than 18awg speaker wire. Unless you are running extremely long lengths, or 1-2ohm speakers. Very doubtfull. Any wire you can find will work. Dont be fooled by thinking that spending more on wire will make for better sound, it simply wont, and scientific tests have been done proving there is no difference, provided the wire is thick enough for the current demands.

Think about it. You probably have 24awg wire in the voice coil of the speaker, run for SEVERAL feet. Do you think 10feet of a substantially thicker 18awg cable will make any difference?

http://users.htdconnect.com/~djcarlst/abx_wire.htm

This coming from the same guy that thinks Sony's low end A/V receivers are "good" lol.

Please go spew this BS you spread over at Hometheaterspot or hometheaterforums and see what they say.

 

[tronester1]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus01

Originally posted by: tronester
You dont need more than 18awg speaker wire. Unless you are running extremely long lengths, or 1-2ohm speakers. Very doubtfull. Any wire you can find will work. Dont be fooled by thinking that spending more on wire will make for better sound, it simply wont, and scientific tests have been done proving there is no difference, provided the wire is thick enough for the current demands.

Think about it. You probably have 24awg wire in the voice coil of the speaker, run for SEVERAL feet. Do you think 10feet of a substantially thicker 18awg cable will make any difference?

http://users.htdconnect.com/~djcarlst/abx_wire.htm

This coming from the same guy that thinks Sony's low end A/V receivers are "good" lol.

Please go spew this BS you spread over at Hometheaterspot or hometheaterforums and see what they say.

I post on hometheaterforum.com in the DIY section often. I do not post in the other sections. There is no reason to bring this up in that forum, it has been dragged on constantly. If you want to believe your expensive cable will make a difference, GO YOU. I however, have more important things to spend my money on. If you like, bring it up in the DIY section, I will be sure to respond.

Before you call my statement BS, why dont YOU explain to me why it is? Mr. cable expert, why should I spend 100 dollars a pair on speaker cable? Why infact should I use wire larger in diameter than 18awg when utilizing a 10 foot run with 8ohm speakers? I personally use 16awg, Just because it looks better than the cheaper 18awg, I could hear no difference between it and the 16awg.

Also, why don't you give me some reasons why Sony recievers are bad? Lack of features? Lack of power output? Don't try and convince me there is a difference in the amplifier "sound quality". An amplifier is simply a voltage multiplier. If two amplifiers sound different, then one is designed to introduce a phase shift, excessive THD, or boosts or cuts at certain frequencies. Or of course you could have such a poor ampliifier that it is actually audible - I have never heard of that happening.

I await your response, O king of sound.