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Originally Posted by cupofjoe
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. |
Thanks for the post. I'll be putting all the wires into the walls/ceilings. I'll have a couple runs that are 40 to 50 feet and a couple runs that are 60 to 75 feet (depending on where I decide to mount the outdoor speakers.)
I think I might go 14 because the added cost of 12 doesn't seem worth it now.