Newbie - C10's Wire to buy

somecut
somecut Posts: 4
edited September 2010 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Can someone help me out here. Im only buying a C10 center channel, which will be less than 2 or 3 feet from the receiver. can someone recommend the speaker wire I should purchase. A link would be much appreciated.
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited August 2010
    Welcome to CP!

    That question can be answered in many different ways but to better help you out, what else are you running?

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,990
    edited August 2010
    If all you need is a couple feet of wire,head over to home depot for some cheap 14 ga. wire. No need to order it over the internet.
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  • somecut
    somecut Posts: 4
    edited August 2010
    Thanks for the advice. I have a samsung 55" C8000 LED, Bose Acoustimass 10 Series 2 came wired with the condo but there was no center channel speaker, so looking to get that now. Also have a samsung bluray, Onkyo SR 508, PS3 hooked into the receiver. Any other advice would be appreciated.

    So Basically get some 14 gauge speaker wire and run that straight fromt he c10 to the receiver and thats it?
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited August 2010
    Get rid of the Bose, and swap the 508 for an 805.
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  • somecut
    somecut Posts: 4
    edited August 2010
    Would this wire do the trick?
    http://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-RSW1450-Gauge-Quality-Speaker/dp/B000XPRO9C/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1283313505&sr=1-7
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited August 2010
    somecut wrote: »
    Would this wire do the trick?
    http://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-RSW1450-Gauge-Quality-Speaker/dp/B000XPRO9C/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1283313505&sr=1-7

    That's garbage. Read the reviews. If you want something decent on the cheap, get the monoprice 12 gauge wire.

    http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10239&cs_id=1023901&p_id=2747&seq=1&format=2

    If you would like something a step up, then follow Freddy's suggestion.

    Either way, I'm not sure if Bose and Polk are going to sound good in the same room.
    "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.

    "The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
    messiah, November 23rd, 2010
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,777
    edited September 2010
    messiah wrote: »
    That's garbage. Read the reviews. If you want something decent on the cheap, get the monoprice 12 gauge wire.

    http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10239&cs_id=1023901&p_id=2747&seq=1&format=2

    If you would like something a step up, then follow Freddy's suggestion.

    Either way, I'm not sure if Bose and Polk are going to sound good in the same room.

    Hell if you need 3 feet PM me your address. I've got 2 100' spools of MP 12 guage... I'll send ya some for nothing...
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited September 2010
    What a nice offer, Ken!

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  • somecut
    somecut Posts: 4
    edited September 2010
    Ken , I appreciate the offer. I went ahead and bought the 12 gauge on monoprice messiah suggested. Thanks everyone for your help. Im a little worried now about how the polk center with the 4 Bose will sound, but we'll see. Im not the most sophisticated in this, so I dont know if i'll be able to tell.
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited September 2010
    somecut wrote: »
    Ken , I appreciate the offer. I went ahead and bought the 12 gauge on monoprice messiah suggested. Thanks everyone for your help. Im a little worried now about how the polk center with the 4 Bose will sound, but we'll see. Im not the most sophisticated in this, so I dont know if i'll be able to tell.

    Just trust your ears, they are the only ones that matter. :)
    "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.

    "The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
    messiah, November 23rd, 2010
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