Best In-Wall/Ceiling speaker cables?

dpowell
dpowell Posts: 3,081
edited August 2010 in Electronics
Doing a new home theater install and would like recommendations for good 12 gauge speaker cable to use for the install. Using SRT mains and Center (have an MIT cable for the center) and Polk TC265i in-walls for all 4 surround speakers.

I want something that will sound good but not break the bank. Plus, I want the joy of watching a bunch of people argue that I should just put in Cat6 or lamp cord instead of real speaker cable. :D

Rear speaker runs will be approx. 35'
SRT speaker runs will be approx. 15'

Another piece of info I'd like is what Subwoofer RCA cable to use. I'll need about a 25' to 30' run out to the SVS.

Also, if anyone wants to chime in on a good place to buy a 35' HDMI cable, S-Video cable and VGA cable I would appreciate the info.

Thanks!
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  • grif32
    grif32 Posts: 267
    edited August 2010
    Check out monoprice.com
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,081
    edited August 2010
    Thanks, I'll check out both of those suggestions.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited August 2010
    A 250' spool of 12g CL2 rated wire from Monoprice is $60, and it's the best stuff you can get for the money.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited August 2010
    I would check with parts-express. I would consider getting a four-wire run and twist two of them together at the terminations, however, this is not necessary. you can use 14g for those short HT runs, HT sound is not exactly delicately layered and textured with acoustic space, air, oh yea, and musicality. Having CL rated wire is though what needs to be used.

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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2010
    Belden 5000: http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/speaker/index.htm

    Goertz Flatwire: http://www.goertzaudio.com/contents/en-us/d20_Flatwire.html

    I have some flatwire currently not in use that will be long enough for your SRT's, PM me if you're interested.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 26,000
    edited August 2010
    A huge +1000000 for the Canare 4s11.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2010
    As great as the 4S11 sounds, it's not rated for in wall.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited August 2010
    face wrote: »
    as great as the 4s11 sounds, it's not rated for in wall.

    +1 ;)
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,081
    edited August 2010
    Thanks for the suggestions! All of the cable will be technically in-wall however the wires for the mains will be accessible (i.e. not drywalled' over) from behind the equipment and screen so I don't know if 'in-wall' rated cable is necessary for those runs.
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