In wall speaker wires questions

Hi there, I have a small week end project to run wires in the crawl space. It's for the LCR channels, for about 15 feet. My questions are: should I keep the wires at a distance from each other? Bundle them together? Parallel or twisted together?

Fyi. Those are 3 sets of: 12AWG, CL2 rated, dual conductor speaker wires.

Also, my HDMI cable is going to be following the same path. Should I keep the speaker cables at a distance from it or it doesn't matter?

Thanks!!!

Main System:
Front: SDA 2ATLs
Center: CS2
Surround: M40s
Sub: PSW505
Receiver: Pioneer VSX-1121k
Amp: Carver AV 705x
TV: Samsung LN52A650
Media Player: Chromecast/Boxee Box
BD Player: Sony BDP-S470
Consoles: Xbox360, Wii U

Comments

  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,471
    Just keep all AV cables as far away as possible from the home's power lines & you should be fine. If you do have to cross over them, try to do so at a 90 degree angle to minimize the chance for interference.
  • cascius
    cascius Posts: 175
    Agreed. I'm actually in a situation where there won't be any power lines in the way, so I'm not even going to have a 90 degree cross. :)

    Based on what you're saying. I take it it will be fine to have the speaker wires bundled together and running in parallel right?

    - Olivier
    Main System:
    Front: SDA 2ATLs
    Center: CS2
    Surround: M40s
    Sub: PSW505
    Receiver: Pioneer VSX-1121k
    Amp: Carver AV 705x
    TV: Samsung LN52A650
    Media Player: Chromecast/Boxee Box
    BD Player: Sony BDP-S470
    Consoles: Xbox360, Wii U