Speaker cable 14 gauge for 50ft run. (1 Viewer)

[cacu]

Would 14awg speaker cable good enough for 50ft rear surround speakers? Thanks

I remember seeing a chart with gauge recommendation for certain lenghts. Anyone has that?

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Yes, 14ga. will be fine for that length.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[cacu]

Thanks,
I also found it in another thread.
Link to wire gauge and length table:
http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#wiretable

FWIW: I found a source for ultra cheap (but nice) Belden 14AWG twisted pair speaker cables for $.10/ft. Yes, that's right, 10 penies per foot cut to any length.
Here's the link: Link
They also have other nicer cables for cheap. This is where I buy my Belden 1694A coax and Canare RCA Plugs.

Belden cable spec: Spec

 

[ChrisU]

For a fity footer thats fine. Get something with good shielding though. If it's a twisted pair, is it in a tube? For .10/ft it may not be, make sure you research the products u buy before u look for the best deal.

 

[cacu]

It's in a tube. It's actually the same model as the ones Blue-Jeans cables are selling except this one is 14awg instead of 12awg BJ are selling. There is a 12awg shielded version for $.21/ft. Maybe I"ll just get that instead.

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Actually, it’s in a jacket that makes it rated for in-wall applications – which is probably what you want for rear speakers.

Also, speaker signals are high-level; they don’t need to be shielded.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[AndyF]

Thought this site might be useful as well:

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volum...le-5-2003.html


My surrounds are 4ohm speakers and according to the Roger Russell site, I'd need some big wire for a +50' run.

I used 4-wire 14g in-wall speaker wire for each surround speaker as described at the above site.


(BTW, BEL-5102UP-500-D15 BELDEN 4 #14 PVC FRPVC, $0.25/ft @ http://www.westlake-electronic.com)


Andy