[Jeff Cox]

I was reading on the forums at buildmytheater.com and they were talking about this stuff called Tape Wire. Its like paper thin speaker wire. Has anyone used it?

[Bob McElfresh]

Hi Jeff. Welcome to HTF!

I've never heard of "Tape Wire". Monster and Radio Shack sell a 14 ga wire that is flat so it tacks against a wall or can be shoved behind a baseboard - this could be what they are talking about.



I found that running good 12 ga wire in the wall through plastic electrical outlet box's works quite well and is not hard to do if you have a crawlspace under the house. Good OFC 12 ga can be found like the "Sound King" brand from www.partsexpress.com.

Remember that the longer runs need THICKER wire. One speaker site suggested:

1-10 ft: 16 ga
11-20 ft: 14 ga
20+ ft: 12 ga

(There is a roll-off of higher frequencies with long runs of wire. The effect is reduced, but not eliminated with thicker wire.)

While you COULD save a few $ by buying different thicknesses, many of us just buy a spool of 12 ga and use it everywhere.

Hope this helps.

[Phil A]

I think you might be talking about stuff like: http://www.decorp.com/

It's probably a lot costlier than the options noted by Bob. I don't know anyone who has used it personally.