Help me choose new speaker wire

BaggedLancer

Well it has come time to upgrade my crap 16awg wire to something more appropriate to my HT. I have found 10awg and 8awg wire. I am wondering if the 8awg is too overkill. I will be soldering banana plugs on the ends of the wire. Here are the 3 products, 8awg, 10awg, 12awg. Which do you guys reccomend as being more than enough for my HT?

http://knukonceptz.com/productMaster.cfm?category=Karma%20Speaker%20Kable#

zombie boy 2000

14 awg or less should be sufficient.....
(in the case of extra long runs, 12 would be icing)

That being said, 8awg would not be overkill in the sense that it wouldn't hinder performance

McLoki

Belden 5T00UP (White jacket, 10 AWG) 0.79/ft
Belden 5T00UP (Gray jacket, 10 AWG) 0.57/ft

I used 10ga for my HT but it really is overkill, I am sure decent 12ga. would have been fine. (then again - now I don't have to worry about it and it really wasn't that much more.....)

One other thing to keep in mind, the 10ga cable (at least from blue jeans cable) is pretty stiff stuff. If you have to do any sharp bends when routing it, I would go with 12ga. I would not go 8ga at all - I just don't think there will be ANY benefit and it could be a hinderance in the size of the cable and the limited flexability.

Good Luck.

Michael

schwarcw

I second that recommendation Mark! Blue Jeans cable is nice quality and very reasonably priced. Good for your 10's and soon to arrive Adcom.

Burnzy

Belden 5T00UP (Gray Jacket, 10 AWG) 0.55/ft.

Belden 5000UE (Gray JAcket, 12 AWG) 0.36/ft.

I ran 12 AWG for my surrounds and used the 10AWG for the mains and center.

tkn

I second Burnzy!!