liberty speaker wire question

hioutput_ht
hioutput_ht Posts: 3
edited December 2008 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I'm about to start installing my inwall 7.1 system and had a question about which speaker wires would best suit my setup. I will be using the tc series speakers all around, with the longest run of wires being 30 feet. I was looking at the 12awg 2 conductor liberty thx cert. cl3 wires. Is 12 awg overkill? Will i hear a difference over 14awg ? And can it hurt in anyway by using too thick a wire?

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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,781
    edited December 2008
    14ga is more than enough for a 30 foot run. Using 12ga won't hurt a thing, but it can be more difficult to pull through the walls, no big deal though.

    But if I were you, I would skip the THX certified wire, all it does is add extra expense. What could THX possibly certify the wire for? The fact that it conducts? Kinda silly.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2008
    I'd save a couple bucks and pick up the CL3 Belden 12 awg.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I'd save a couple bucks and pick up the CL3 Belden 12 awg.

    Yep. or the Audio Quest in wall stuff.
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  • hioutput_ht
    hioutput_ht Posts: 3
    edited December 2008
    after doing some more research with all of your recommendations i will be going with the 14 gauge audiquest. i did exact measurements today and im actually going to be running two 40 foot runs. Does this still fall within 14 gauge specs or should i bump it up to 12awg?
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited December 2008
    hioutput_ht wrote: »
    14 gauge audiquest . . . 40 foot runs. . . does this still fall within 14 gauge specss?

    Handy chart here . . .

    http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#wiretable

    . . . the rather lengthy article is also an interesting read.

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited December 2008
    14-2 Liberty is all you need.

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