Speaker Wire

lawndart
lawndart Posts: 18
edited October 2010 in Speakers
What would you recommend for speaker wire for a pair of fronts? Monitor 70s to receiver. They'll be placed say, no more than 5 feet from the tv stand. Budget 50-70
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  • mudwrx
    mudwrx Posts: 367
    edited October 2010
    I got a 100' roll of 14 AWG from MonoPrice.com. Also got banana plugs. Can't remember the price right now but it was not expensive. Quality is good and connecting the banana plugs was pretty simple.
    You obviously wouldn't need 100 feet, I used that for all my connections, including my surrounds.
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  • schutz2106
    schutz2106 Posts: 115
    edited October 2010
    Bluejeanscable.com Great product and fast shipping.
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    Klipsch RC64-II
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    Onkyo TX-SR805
    Dish 722 dvr
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    Panasonic DVD Recorder
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,794
    edited October 2010
    The search feature is your friend.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited October 2010
    How about:

    http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=AQT4NF&variation=6PSPSP

    Highly rated budget cable that you could very well live with for a long time.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • lawndart
    lawndart Posts: 18
    edited October 2010
    what would be the difference between opened and closed banana clips? I assume bananas are preferred over spades? When does one chose one over the other?
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited October 2010
    lawndart wrote: »
    what would be the difference between opened and closed banana clips? I assume bananas are preferred over spades? When does one chose one over the other?

    Spade or banana, the choice is yours--no performance difference really. Many prefer banana's just because of the convenience factor. If you get spades, call them and tell them what amp and speakers you have so they put the correct size spades on.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • veerapaneni
    veerapaneni Posts: 112
    edited October 2010
    I have bough both BlueJeans and Monoprice and found Monoprice is not that great when compared to BlueJeans.
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  • lawndart
    lawndart Posts: 18
    edited October 2010
    just realized that there is a dedicated wire forum. but thanks for your answers.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited October 2010
    Your welcome buddy.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited October 2010
    lawndart wrote: »
    . . . Budget 50-70 . . .

    Not sure you can get them up to $70K, but here are some that push 50

    . . . http://most-expensive.net/audio-cables :D
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    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
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    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited October 2010
    expensive-audio-cable-coathanger.jpg
    Jake
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited October 2010
    ^ I smell smoke. lol
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,794
    edited October 2010
    zingo wrote: »
    expensive-audio-cable-coathanger.jpg

    Hehe....:D
    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."

    President of Club Polk

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  • lawndart
    lawndart Posts: 18
    edited October 2010
    comedians I tell ya
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited October 2010
    I guess he is gone but he can get 20' of Kimber 4PR for 60 - 70 bucks.

    I use it and love it.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited October 2010
    That's another excellent choice.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • lawndart
    lawndart Posts: 18
    edited October 2010
    i went to monoprice and got 100 ft of 12guage and some banana connectors.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited October 2010
    lawndart wrote: »
    i went to monoprice and got 100 ft of 12guage and some banana connectors.

    You coulda done better. The Monoprice stuff is cheap...but I wasn't very impressed with it. You can do much better for not much more money in my experience.
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    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited October 2010
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    You coulda done better. The Monoprice stuff is cheap...but I wasn't very impressed with it. You can do much better for not much more money in my experience.

    Agreed
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    Thanks
    Ben
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