Speaker wire

Kresto
Kresto Posts: 12
edited July 2010 in Speakers
Hello gang, just wanted to get some input from the speaker guru's on here if I may.
I have an Onkyo TX-NR807, Ti200's for front, CS20 center, RTi-A1 for rears and a PSW110 sub.
Distance from receiver to center ch is 5', to fronts 12', to rears 25' and to sub 15'

I'll be running the center and front wires behind the entertainment center, so hiding them will be easy. The wires that run to the sub and rears will have to be next to or under the base board.

What speaker wire/wires would you recomn'd? I don't want to buy junk, however I don't want to take a 2nd on the house to buy wire. I figured there has to be something that sounds good for a decent price. Place to purchase?

Thanks in advance!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2010
    For finished wires, check out www.SignalCable.com

    Unfinished, check out the Canare 4S11 at http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/speaker/index.htm
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,990
    edited July 2010
    Picked up a several 30' rolls of AR OFC 12 ga from Parts Express for less than $10 plus shipping.
    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga: LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,990
    edited July 2010
    Be careful of the topic of "wire and interconnects."
    In my 30+ years around audio, w/out a doubt, the most controversial subject, short of Christ's divinity!

    check this link:
    http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi-way/15600-i-dont-believe-cables-make-difference-any-input-1490.html

    Started May 25th, 2003; nearly 15,000 replies (14,897)

    cheers tony
    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga: LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited July 2010
    Rick88 wrote: »
    http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10239&cs_id=1023901&p_id=2789&seq=1&format=2#description

    them some good prices. cheaper than blue jeans.com
    mole'
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  • Kresto
    Kresto Posts: 12
    edited July 2010
    Thanks guys for all the great input, I didn't realize there was that many different configurations of audio cable. WOW!!

    Thanks again you've been a big help :)
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2010
    Face wrote: »
    For finished wires, check out www.SignalCable.com

    Unfinished, check out the Canare 4S11 at http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/speaker/index.htm

    I agree and the Monoprice suggestion is also a good place to start. The rest of the thread garbage has been soft deleted.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • ZeroCoolPolks
    ZeroCoolPolks Posts: 53
    edited July 2010
    300 ft of 16 ga. Oxygen Free from Monoprice 36 + SH is what I use for Monitors and all runs under 50 ft at 8 ohm's. Everything bi-wired.

    If the wire gauge is to small for the Ohms and run length, you'll heat up the AVR amps and prematurely kill it off, shorten it's life span.
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