bouche Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10239I'm looking to order a spool of speaker wire for a home theater. what should I get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Something that looks like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Forget Monoprice.Go to Future Shop or Best Buy and get some "Monster" brand cable.Monster is the most expensive, so it totally must be the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 And if you can find a good indie store, all the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 I like that RubberDingy. It's all about concealing the wires! You're thinking from a woman's perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted June 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 i'll order 100ft of the concealable wires. hopefully that's enough. i have no idea though how to conceal wires behind drywall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 http://www.forteelectric.com/SnakeWire.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 i'll order 100ft of the concealable wires. hopefully that's enough. i have no idea though how to conceal wires behind drywall.try concealing them behind baseboards. if you mount your speakers on the wall, you can still hide the wire behind the wall, between the baseboard and speaker height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 it's all about gauge and shielding. If you can get something thick and well protected your signal won't lose its strength.The thicker the better, Monster or not. If you can save yourself $100 on a spool would you prefer a name or would you prefer the concert tickets or DVDs you'll use it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headymamamyrna Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Give our friend Chris a call..Thats his speciality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 I can get you some DH-Labs T-14(14 guage) for $4.00/ft (normally goes for $5.50 /ft) + taxesI can also get QED Silver Anniversary 14 guage for $3.66 / ft + taxes.Also, if anyone is interested in any solid state equipment, my brother just scored some incredible stuff. Old solid state stuff, still in boxes. If anyone is interested, let me know I can get great deals right now. turntables also. This shit will make you cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Give our friend Chris a call..Thats his speciality!holy shit myrn. that's a not a bad card to pull. he'd probably love to use that as an excuse to hang out. I know I would! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Monster is the most expensive, so it totally must be the best. Good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagochips Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 We've always believed that the perceived quality boost that comes from using high-end cables is really just a trick of the mind (read: justifying the ridiculous cost of premium cables to yourself) -- if you've dropped enough cash, you can probably hear anything you want. Still, our belief is one thing -- cold hard proof is another, and it looks like a group of 12 self-professed "audiophiles" recently couldn't tell the difference between Monster 1000 speaker cables and plain old coat hangers. Yeah, coat hangers. The group was A-Bing different cables, and unbeknownst to them, the engineer running the test swapped out a set of cables for coat hangers with soldered-on speaker connections. Not a single one was then able to tell the difference between the Monster Cable and the hangers, and all agreed that the hangers sounded excellent. No wonder Monster has to rig HD displays. Still, we bet people still fall for the hype -- oh hey, if you're looking for the ultimate in sound, we've got half a meter of oxygen-free, triple-wrapped double-insulated Sonically Shielded AmpliSized Egyptian Llama cable here that we'll part ways with for just a couple grand.http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 i've always understood that the larger the crosssectional area of the conductor, the better the sound. (within reason). so it would stand to reason that 11ga solid coat hangers would kick ass as speaker wire most audio heads i've met use lamp cord (14ga 2 connector stranded wire). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagochips Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Marketplace did a show on this last year some time. They tested the various "grades" and brands of speaker wire in a lab and found absolutely no difference in performance that was measurable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 what's the differenct between 2 conductor and 4 conductor speaker wire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 4 conductor is used to bi-wire, or bi-amp... you run a separate signal to each crossover within the speaker cabinet. if your speakers have two sets of binding posts, this is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 would i need them for these?http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/individual/floorstanding/rtia7/Inputs Dual (bi-amp)5-way binding posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 i would, just for kicks! i think the difference is negligible, but can't hurt anyway. the reasoning goes that the hi-range drivers get a full spectrum signal, and the mid-range drivers also get a full spectrum signal.... not just what's leftover after the high-range crossover extracts the high frequencies. capiche?further, my amp has assignable channels, so i have four channels powering the two front speakers... essentially a bi-amp configuration, but more correctly called bi-wiring.weirdness is a bit of an audiophile i think, perhaps he would have some input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 weirdness is a bit of an audiophile i think, perhaps he would have some input.or bi-input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Wouldn't my receiver need to support the split channels? It doesn't look like it to me.http://manuals.harman.com/HK/Quick%20Start%20Guide/AVR146-RearPanel.pdfi have this...http://www.harmankardon.com/product_detail.aspx?cat=REC&sType=C&prod=AVR+146 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 you can run two sets of speaker cable (or one set of 4-conductor) from a single set of terminals on your receiver. no problem... it's about having the full breadth of signal, not necessarily additional power. i do this with my centre channel, and it sings like a bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 so I'd have to jam 2 wires into each terminal on the receiver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 oui. receiver: speaker: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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