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phlinnie
phlinnie Posts: 8
edited July 2005 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
My surround sound speaker use up approximately 25 feet of cable each. Is 14 gauge nessicary or will 16 gauge do the job. If 14 is nessicary how much of difference will it make.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2005
    16 is fine.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited July 2005
    Personally, I'd use the 14 GA.
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  • John K.
    John K. Posts: 822
    edited July 2005
    Ph, it'd be to your advantage to study this explanation by a well-respected veteran audio professional which covers some of the hogwash we read about speaker wires and includes a table of suggested gauges. Standard 16ga lampcord should be fine for your use.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by John K.
    Ph, it'd be to your advantage to study this explanation by a well-respected veteran audio professional which covers some of the hogwash we read about speaker wires and includes a table of suggested gauges. Standard 16ga lampcord should be fine for your use.

    In other words, don't listen to anyone here, because we are uneducated and unrespected.

    Keep in mind, while the link is most definetly filled with knowledge and data, it's still an opinion.

    John you simply make me giggle, nice to see you again.

    Why don't you email Roger Russell the "White Papers" from Bruce Brisson at MIT? I would love to hear an analysis from a well-respected veteran audio professional, about another well-respected veteran audio professional.

    I know you won't comment, oh well, but you should put your money where your mouth is someday.... and not just wag the dog.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,205
    edited July 2005
    wire like any component in the system is just as Important and anything else. Wire needs to be carefully picked.

    The size and quallity of the rears needs to be adressed before a guage of wire is selected. Are the rears bi wireable or not??

    If you simply don't care about the quality of sound you going to get, then 16 or 14 of who cares wire will do. If you do care then you have to go further then that to achive a closer sonic perfection.

    Dan
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited July 2005
    dorokusai -1 (failure to answer the question)
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2005
    Hey Dorokusai- Where have you been hiding? You don't post on here that much anymore.
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by TheReaper
    dorokusai -1 (failure to answer the question)

    Sorry, I jumped the tracks.

    The gauge is fine for the application, as he's not trying to change the world. I would go 14 gauge due to the cost being nominal at this point.

    Phlinnie - Good luck with your wiring.
    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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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,536
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by phlinnie
    My surround sound speaker use up approximately 25 feet of cable each. Is 14 gauge nessicary or will 16 gauge do the job. If 14 is nessicary how much of difference will it make.

    A 50 foot spool of Soundking 16 AWG wire is $16.95 from PartsExpress. A 50 foot spool of Soundking 12 AWG wire is $22.95. I'd go with the 12 AWG for surrounds just because it doesn't cost much more and you won't have lingering doubts about whether your speaker wire is really good enough for long runs. The question is, is $6 a spool worth it to you for peace of mind? It was for me.
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