JerryE
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- Apr 2, 2001
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Greetings all,
My new house is almost done being built and I've just found out that the speaker wire used for my surround sound pre-wire is 16/2.
I've got Paradigm Reference Studio 20v2 for my surround speakers running off a Rotel RMB-1075 (120wpc). The speaker wire lengths to the rear surrounds are probably around 40 to 50 feet.
I was wondering what people's opinions were as to whether or not I'd be able to obtain the full potential of the Studio 20/Rotel combo using this small gauge speaker wire in that long of a run, or if I'd be better off using the 20's in a different listening room and replacing them in my HT with something less expensive from Paradigm (in an attempt to timbre-match as much as possible).
BTW, I'm pretty sure replacing the 16/2 with 14/4 (which could be twisted into what amounts to 12AWG) is not an option since the drywall is up
Any suggestions?
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My new house is almost done being built and I've just found out that the speaker wire used for my surround sound pre-wire is 16/2.
I've got Paradigm Reference Studio 20v2 for my surround speakers running off a Rotel RMB-1075 (120wpc). The speaker wire lengths to the rear surrounds are probably around 40 to 50 feet.
I was wondering what people's opinions were as to whether or not I'd be able to obtain the full potential of the Studio 20/Rotel combo using this small gauge speaker wire in that long of a run, or if I'd be better off using the 20's in a different listening room and replacing them in my HT with something less expensive from Paradigm (in an attempt to timbre-match as much as possible).
BTW, I'm pretty sure replacing the 16/2 with 14/4 (which could be twisted into what amounts to 12AWG) is not an option since the drywall is up
Any suggestions?
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