Speaker cable question

PADZZ

So I've finished my HT finally. I ran Belden 5T00UP 10 guage through my walls. On the speaker and receiver end I have speaker wall plates. For instance, I have this on my rear wall where my receiver will be: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=300-618.

So would I benefit from going to a different wire coming out of the wall, or should I stick with the Belden? I've was going to do the Canare DIY with bananas. Either way I'll be using bananas. Or, does mixing wire not matter?

ABX

PADZZ wrote: »

So I've finished my HT finally. I ran Belden 5T00UP 10 gauge through my walls. On the speaker and receiver end I have speaker wall plates. For instance, I have this on my rear wall where my receiver will be: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=300-618.

So would I benefit from going to a different wire coming out of the wall, or should I stick with the Belden? I've was going to do the Canare DIY with bananas. Either way I'll be using bananas. Or, does mixing wire not matter?

You will get a lot of different opinions about this I am sure.
My experience is that wire is wire is wire.
I would use as short and as fat a cable as possible coming out of the wall personally.
12 or 14 gauge wire from Lowe's or Home Depot will do nicely.

ABX

Keiko wrote: »

I'm not sure what you're experience is based upon but to say wire is wire is wire is dead wrong. Some 12/14 AWG and others arn't recommended for use in audio applications due to impurity and oxygen content within the copper which results in oxidation and corrosion. It's also likely produce a poor sound to begin with. I would suggest you do abit more research on wire types.

PADZZ...If I were you, I'd stay with the Belden. You could save a little $ using the Belden 12 AWG 5000UE from the wall to your speakers that should work nicely. I just bought 100 ft. of it from bluejeans cable @ .37 cents a foot based on recommendations of some knowledgeable CP members.

http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/speaker/index.htm

Regards,

Keiko

Thank you for correcting me.
Of course, I meant use good quality wire that is oxidation and corosion resistant.
Belden is a quality manufacturer of cable.
37 cents a foot is a good price for quality wire like Belden.

I have and use expensive wire that is claimed to be sonically superior.
I no longer delude myself about it's supposed sonic superiority, but still use it.
It looks cool.

ben62670

I am a big fan of Canare 4S11 Cable: (star quad)
I didn't used to believe in wire making a difference, but after trying many flavors of different types I have come to the absolute conclusion that wires can make a big difference if you have a higher end system.
I would run my main spaeaker wires directely from the amp or receiver to the speakers, and not into the walls, and back out. Too many conections. K.I.S.S.
I am running Audio Quest CV4's with DBS, and type 4's.

dragon1952

That Belden is really good wire. I think you should just stick with that.

PADZZ

Now it's 85 cents @ BJC. I already got the Canare so that's what I plan on using. I got it for around 85 cents/ft. I guess my question is if mixing speaker wire is a no-no.

Dennis Gardner

It won't matter on a HT receiver, multi channel setup. If you were putting a higher resolution 2 channel music only rig together, I might direct you into a different direction. If you feel the need to make the cabling look good where visible, go ahead. Just use cables large enough to insure good power transfer.