what speaker wire gauge would you recommand

Home Theatre
Home Theatre Posts: 469
edited December 2006 in Speakers
For 8 ohms?
Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited November 2006
    12-14 gauge seems to be the most common.
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2006
    dane_peterson wrote:
    12-14 gauge seems to be the most common.

    True.

    However, most entry level receiver based HT systems will work just fine with 16 or even 18 gauge if the runs are less than say 50' long.
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited November 2006
    I got Monster Cable15.24m.
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2006
    Home Theatre wrote:
    I got Monster Cable15.24m.


    They'll do just fine.
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  • mfeehl
    mfeehl Posts: 7
    edited November 2006
    Home Theatre wrote:
    For 8 ohms?

    If one wants to spend the $ , then get the best! Certain products make an in- expensive product sound like a much more hi-end product, for a lot less... but be carefull ...sometimes you can outspend your product that another will outperform out of the box ...for instance - i have a very old Pioneer PD- DM 802 CD 12 Changer that , for fun , I connected to a Musical Fidelity X-10D, Kimber Silver interconnects(4) , and Kimber8TC speaker cables, all going thru a Panamax 1000 and a Yamaha RX V870 Reciever and Polk Monitor 30's with an Infinty powered sub. Just for CD and vinyl playback. I did this because I had extra toys while I await new toys ... this setup blew away anything I heard under $4 000...for 1/2 the price!!
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited November 2006
    12 guage.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • Lsi9
    Lsi9 Posts: 616
    edited November 2006
    10 gauge

    Audio Physic Scorpio II
    Pathos Logos
    MIT Shotgun S3
    Bada HD-22 CDP
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  • seo
    seo Posts: 305
    edited November 2006
    ;) 750 kcmil ;)

    sorry, couldn't resist
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited November 2006
    I vote 16 -> 14 gauge.
    Win7 Media Center -> Onkyo TXSR702 -> Polk Rti70
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited November 2006
    For long runs I would not go under 12ga. For short runs you can get away with 16, but I always use 12.
    Michael


    Samsung 50" HD DLP
    Yamaha RX-V2500
    (2) Outlaw 200
    Adcom GFA 555
    Sony BDP300
    Denon 2900 DVD
    Lsi9's mains
    Lsi7's rear
    Lsic center
    12.1 SVS driver in 4.53 cuft. tube
    Harmony 880
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  • univera
    univera Posts: 848
    edited November 2006
    Zero, why would the gauge affect the emphasis of the sound? I'm talking about decent gauge, acceptable cables.
    UNIVERA
    Historic Charleston SC

    2 Channel:
    SDA-SRS's RDO tweets
    Biamped Anthem 2 SE's w/1970's NOS Siemens CCA's
    Anthem Pre 2L w/E.harmonix platinum matched 6H23's
    CDP- NAD C 542


    HT setup:
    AVR: NAD T 773
    Rears: Polk LC80i
    DVD: Toshiba 3109 dual tray
    Subs: Velodyne and M&K
    T.V.: Sony KDL-52XBR4 w/Vans Evers Clean Line Jr.
    Conditioner: Panamax M5100EX

    Master Bedroom Sony 40KDL-XBR3

    "I love it when a plan comes together." Hannibal Smith, The A-Team
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited November 2006
    Might check out this old thread that I started last year.

    In the second post there is a link to a guide showing safe lengths based on load and gauge.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34835
    HT
    Mits WD-65737, DirecTV, Oppo DV-970HD, XBOX ONE, Yamaha RX-A1030, Parasound Halo A23, Rotel RB-985, Music Hall MMF-7, Parasound PPH-100, LSi-15, LSi-C, LSi-FX, LSi-7, PSW-1000, Monster HTS2600

    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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  • bert26
    bert26 Posts: 320
    edited November 2006
    I've had the best results (to my ears) with 12 AWG - it tightened up the bass noticably to me. Right now I am using AR oxygen free. I am certain there is better out there, but the price seemed right and it was easily had at BestBuy.

    YMMV

    C-
    HT Rig
    Polk SDA SRS 2.3tl - Anthem 2 SE
    Polk CSi5 - Adcom 555
    Polk Monitor 30 - HK DPR1005
    SVS PB12 ISD/2
    Denon DCD-1500II
    Sony SXRD 60"
    ShengYa CS-10

    Basement Rig
    Polk SDA SRS2
    Carver 1.5t
    Carver C2
    Technics SLD202
    Some Other Sony DVD/CDP
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  • Monster Jam
    Monster Jam Posts: 919
    edited November 2006
    seo wrote:
    ;) 750 kcmil ;)

    sorry, couldn't resist


    1000 MCM tri-twist - if your gonna go BIG, might as well out all the stops! Of course you'll likely need to trench it. ;)
    Do you hear that buzzing noise? :confused:
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  • solidclub
    solidclub Posts: 39
    edited December 2006
    It aint called Monster for nothin!
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