Starting new multi room system

1BigNovice

Hi,

Just starting a new system have purchased the following so far.

Plinius Odeon 6 x 200Wpc modules
4 x LC265i in wall speakers

Need help on in wall cables. Had a fire recently so paranoid about anything in the wall. Any good links to cable explanations appreciated

Performance enclosures, When I brought the speakers (From the Wes review) the dealer contacted the Distributor who would supply the exact measurements of the enclosures. After purchase all I can get is what is on the web site showing the exernal measurements and have to measure off the picture the rest. Now the reason I am trying to get the measurements is because I have access to a woodworking shop that does MDF and can make them for the cost of the materials. Does anyone have the measurements, it is mainly the bracing etc that I am after.

I was thinking of running a large NAS device (probably 600GB) for the storage, and the new sonos ZP80 multiroom system. The reviews look great and I love the remote. It is the ease of use, intelligent song/artist listing. and zone linking that I am after. Does anyone have any thoughts on a better system,the wireless part is irrelevant, as they would just be sitting by the Odeon. Most of the other systems have in built amps, which I do not need.

Any thoughts appreciated

iworkfortweeter

hello there. i do in home installs and my suggestion would be to just stick to 14/2 or 14/4. its a very standard cable, and its low electrical value won't burn your house down.. you will need to be running a cat5 cable to your computer, from the actual sonos module for music...sonos CAN be a **** at times, given that sometimes the remotes take a crap on you, and you must make absolutely sure that you have a solid cat5 connection and sufficient ports on your router to handle every cat5 in your house and system. can't tell you how many times people do not think ahead. any other questions in specific, let me know.
good luck !

Frank Z

low electrical value won't burn your house down

Care to explain, in detail, exactly WTF you are babbling about?

1BigNovice

Just trying to be careul, the fire was our winery that burnt down due to an electrical wiring fault. Sorry if it reads like I was meaning the speaker cable. Have just learnt that if you have them in the wall and they caused a fire, insurance wouldn't cover you, unless they were "proper" cables that were meant to be there.

But I have just found the following link that explains it all
http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/audioprinciples/interconnects/inwallspeakercables.php

Frank Z

1BN,
Take that article with a grain of salt, although at first glance it appears to contain alot of good info some of it may not apply to your situationat all.

Building code issues can be headache and finding out what is allowed in your area is very important. Every juristiction in the U.S. is different and not everyone mandates the use of the NEC guidelines. You may find that the your building department inspects per the newer International Electrical Code, their own addendums to either the IEC or NEC, or some other set f published codes.

The only way to be 100% certain is to contact the local governmental agency in your area that issues building/construction permits and speak to one of the electrical inspectors.

You might be surprised to find out that most building departments do not inspect any low-voltage wiring. This includes, speaker wire, computer/data, video cables.

As far as using plenum rated cable in a wall or space that is not a plenum...pure bunk.

Plenum rated means that is designed/manufactured to be used in an area meant to convey air (Supply or Return Air duct). The requirement for the use of plenum rated cables came about as a result of the deaths of 85 people at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas in 1980. There's lots of info on the WWW about it.

FWIW, low voltage means anything under 50 volts.

Lastly, my earlier post was directed at the "Expert" that replied to your original question.

1BigNovice

Thanks for that,

Should have known to contact them. Contacted the Local Council, and have there specs for the cables, very vague but can make some kind of sense of it.

I'lll get the hang of these forums one day.

R

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