Where to begin?

HOEMEE
HOEMEE Posts: 4
edited October 2010 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Hello everyone - this is my first post here (newbie alert) and I need to know where to begin.......here is what I have:

RM85 speaker set
PSW110 subwoofer
Yamaha RX-V765 receiver
Samsung UN46C8000XF LED-LCD TV
LG BD590 bluray player

Now, I don't even know what I need for wires to connect the speakers to the receiver....I have been reading some of the posts here but it is above my head....can someone tell me what wire I should be purchasing or where to look to educate myself?

Thank you - and excited to put together my first home theater system :)
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited October 2010
    HOEMEE wrote: »
    Hello everyone - this is my first post here (newbie alert) and I need to know where to begin.......here is what I have:

    RM85 speaker set
    PSW110 subwoofer
    Yamaha RX-V765 receiver
    Samsung UN46C8000XF LED-LCD TV
    LG BD590 bluray player

    Now, I don't even know what I need for wires to connect the speakers to the receiver....I have been reading some of the posts here but it is above my head....can someone tell me what wire I should be purchasing or where to look to educate myself?

    Thank you - and excited to put together my first home theater system :)

    Greetings! And welcome to Club Polk.

    A good place to start with wiring and cables is monoprice.com

    They should have a good selection of basic wiring to meet all your needs.

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited October 2010
    At your level I would buy hardware store stranded 12 qauge wire. You can buy it in bulk, and cut it to the appropriate length. This is more than adequate cable for getting started.
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  • djperez81
    djperez81 Posts: 388
    edited October 2010
    +1 for monoprice i would get some 12guage wire with some screw on banana plugs
    Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.
    -Jimi Hendrix
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  • HOEMEE
    HOEMEE Posts: 4
    edited October 2010
    How is this stuff:

    http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10239&cs_id=1023901&p_id=2816&seq=1&format=2

    What is and do I need "oxygen free"?
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  • cheif pontiac
    cheif pontiac Posts: 138
    edited October 2010
    ....and some complain that with 50% margins the independent retailer is antiquated, a rip off and should die.
    If I went to a buy a fishing rod and I was not sold hooks......


    Monoprice.com works just fine. Although the 12 gauge cable I bought looks like Monster 14, mics to that and the casing looks cheap. Home Depot sells speaker wire although usually 18 or so gauge. I have some Radio shack 16 gauge I am happy with. I would think that would carry the current necessary for RM85's for runs under 20 foot.

    Oxygen-free copper (OFC) or Oxygen-free high thermal conductivity (OFHC) copper generally refer to a group of wrought high conductivity copper alloys that have been electrolytically refined to reduce the level of oxygen to .001% or below.
    System:
    Samsung LN46C630
    Receiver: Yamaha RX-V1
    DVD/Blu: Denon 2910/Playstation 3
    Front mains: RT16
    Front presence: F/X 500i
    Center: CS400
    Rear surrounds: RT1000p
    Rear center: RT7
    Subwoofer: PSW505 X 2

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  • cheif pontiac
    cheif pontiac Posts: 138
    edited October 2010
    Opps I checked the link. Should have done that first. It is CL2 in-wall. Are you running the wires in wall. Either way that is ok. Cosmetically the white casing can be more appealing. That would work just fine.
    System:
    Samsung LN46C630
    Receiver: Yamaha RX-V1
    DVD/Blu: Denon 2910/Playstation 3
    Front mains: RT16
    Front presence: F/X 500i
    Center: CS400
    Rear surrounds: RT1000p
    Rear center: RT7
    Subwoofer: PSW505 X 2

    2 Channel
    Marantz 2252B
    Technics SL-Q2 turntable
    Kef Q50
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  • HOEMEE
    HOEMEE Posts: 4
    edited October 2010
    Some in wall and some out.........
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,723
    edited October 2010
    cheif pontiac wrote: »
    ....and some complain that with 50% margins the independent retailer is antiquated, a rip off and should die.
    If I went to a buy a fishing rod and I was not sold hooks......

    Well said!!!
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited October 2010
    Home Depot or Radio Shack to get you going, I would stay away from Monster Cable.

    Let them know if you need in wall, its a fire rated wire your supposed to have for that application.

    RT1
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  • HOEMEE
    HOEMEE Posts: 4
    edited October 2010
    Would it be ok to use 12 guage wire for the subwoofer and 14 guage wire for the rest of the speakers? All runs are under 25 feet....
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  • djperez81
    djperez81 Posts: 388
    edited October 2010
    HOEMEE wrote: »
    Would it be ok to use 12 guage wire for the subwoofer and 14 guage wire for the rest of the speakers? All runs are under 25 feet....

    the subwoofer uses a cable from the sub pre out on your yamaha to the sub input. go with 12 guauge if possible for your speakers
    Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.
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