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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Can anyone recommend a place to purchase speaker wire from in Calgary? I'm going to run wires for my home theatre and for a couple of outdoor speakers later this summer and I'm looking for a shop with a good price. I need about 250 feet of 12 gauge.
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How long are your runs?
Don't waste your money on 12 gauge for your theater, 16 gauge is fine for under 50' and 14' should handle up to about 100' (and this is being conservative). You will not hear a difference. 16 gauge is usually less than half the price of 12. NOTE - You should be using in-wall rated FT4 cable (assuming you are burying the cable). This will do the trick:
http://www.homedepot.ca/product/2c-1...er-wire/980975
Your outdoor speakers are probably 8 ohm and 16 will likely be fine unless you are getting way beyond 80', then I would go 14 gauge.
Save your money for other parts of your theatre. Room acoustics for example will give much better bang for your buck than 'upgrades' in speaker wire gauge.