Best flat wire for rear surrounds? (1 Viewer)

[Reid_J]

I am hoping to get some opinions/suggestions for the best flat wire to run to my rear surrounds. My room is about 25 feet long, and I would like to run the wire under the carpet and up the walls to each speaker, then spackle and/or paint it so it is "hidden". I have the Energy Take 5.2 satellite system with a Denon 3802 receiver.
I have been searching the internet for different options, but thought someone here might have some good ideas. There are a lot out there, bu it seems like the best options so far are the Acoustic Research HT362 16-guage or I also found one called SYNAPSE Thinflex wire (http://www.speakerworks.net/speaker_wire.html), but I am not sure on the guage size for my room length. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Phil A]

You can also look here: http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage....ctGroup_ID=370
Most flat wire I have seen is usually 16 ga. That should be fine for your application. If you feel the need for overkill, you can always use 2 16 ga. runs which would be about 13 ga. equivalent.

 

[Bill Kane]

I found a 50-ft hank of nice stranded 14 gauge flatwire at Radio Shack.

 

[Phil A]

Forgot to mention that JSC carries a full-line of speaker wire as well, Link Removed

 

[Reid_J]

Thanks for the help. I'm glad to hear that the 16AWG should work fine. That was my biggest concern, and I didn't want to put it in and have it be wrong. I'll definately check out Parts Express, Radio Shack and JSC. Thanks again...this forum is great!

 

[GregoryKrolczyk]

Nordost. True high-end. There are tons of dealers, and I've noticed some of the less expensive flavors on eBay.

 

[Bill Kane]

True overkill on Take5 2.2 satellite SURROUNDS.

 

[GregoryKrolczyk]

True - but he did ask for the "best." Guessing this case best doesn't necessarily refer to sound quality alone.

 

[Chu Gai]

For a fairly thin wire, which should facillitate spackling as well as running under carpeting without creating a 'bump', check this place out.