Question about speaker wire (1 Viewer)

[vote4pedro]

I'm replacing the flooring in the mancave. While I'm at it, I'm having them run the wires under the baseboards to hide them. The wires I have now are too short to use, so I stopped by Best Buy to pick up a spool. They didn't have 12 gauge, wich is what I'm currently using. They only had 16 gauge in stock. Will this work well for 25-30 foot runs? They're going to Bowers & Wilkins 601 speakers (rear surrounds). If so, is it okay to still run 12 gauge to the front and center channels? I assume it is, but don't know a ton about electrical, so thought I'd ask.


Thanks

 

[Al.Anderson]

I'd go with 14g for 30 ft; although 16 won't kill you, I'd return it. And speaking of killing you, you definitely want in-wall rated wire; if it's not CL2/3, then definitely return it.

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

Something like this would be good for your application:

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=102&cp_id=10239&cs_id=1023902&p_id=2820&seq=1&format=2

 

[vote4pedro]

Something like this would be good for your application:

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=102&cp_id=10239&cs_id=1023902&p_id=2820&seq=1&format=2

Thanks. I ordered this.