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post #31 of 37
11/19/03 at 10:43pm
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Trevin, not sure on the load of the K4's but with 16g wire, your maximum workable length should probably be 40 to 50 feet.

Dave, the M&K K7 and K4 are both 4ohm speakers. So I'd be running five 4ohm speakers off of the Denon 3803.

The distance between where the receiver would go and my rear speakers (the K4's) is 11'. So I expect I'd need about 20' for each speaker. Will 16ga flatwire should be okay for my application?
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post #32 of 37
11/20/03 at 12:27pm
At 4 ohms you should be good to 20-25 feet.
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post #33 of 37
11/20/03 at 1:06pm
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At 4 ohms you should be good to 20-25 feet.


Awesome, now the next question is related by newbie-ness to HT. With flat speaker cable, how do you connect speaker ends to it to plug into the speakers and receiver? It looks like the wire is completely flat making hooking up things like banana plugs impossible. Am i missing something?

Keep in mind I know nothing about HT cables. All I know right now is I need flat speaker wire to go to my surround speakers, and 16ga for the front speakers too, but can probably get away with soundking wire from partsexpress.com. As for connectors I have no idea.
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post #34 of 37
11/20/03 at 2:10pm
Hi,
I'm going to jump back into this discussion even though I still don't think that $1000.00 a meter cables sound better than $100.00 a meter cables, the area that I feel absolutly should not be scrimped on are your connectors.

I would have preferred spades but unfortuneately neither my Denon or my Totems accept them. If your situation is similar I would suggest excellent quality banana plugs. The type that locks well and easily allows you to keep any bare wire from being exposed. I use some from Monster which are about $10.00 a piece at Best Buy but There are several makers and I'm sure their will be no shortage of suggestions. Again, my preference would be spades if possible.

Peter m.
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post #35 of 37
11/20/03 at 7:15pm
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Hi Peter. I feel that your statement is completely unqualified. First, I don't know that this discussion was about $100 per meter cables versus $1000 per meter cables. Second, you don't "think" they do sound any better or it your experience after listening to every $1000 per meter cable made?

This discussion was never about price. Every member of the HTF spends his or her money at whatever ratio they feel is worth the amount of performance delivered for a given product. Comparing $1000 per meter cables to $100 per meter cables is apples to oranges.
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post #36 of 37
11/20/03 at 9:36pm
Clint,
You told me on page 1 if I wasn't listening to my cables I couldn't hear my music. How in the world would you know what the music in my room with my equipment sounds like? I'm glad to hear the members of HTF buy eqiupment according to their means.That makes them unique.

You may get wired over cables but your are right about asking me if I had heard every $1000 a meter cable.

Are you suggesting there's more than one?

Peter m.
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post #37 of 37
11/20/03 at 11:29pm
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Actually Peter, that is not what I said. Quote: "To the gentleman that stated he listens to music, not his equipment and not his cables--I say then you've never really heard your music."

What I mean is that if you have not invested in any aftermarket cables, then you have never heard the full potential of your recordings. That is in direct response to your statement: "I listen to music, not my equipment, and definitely not my cables."
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