Steve Padua
Auditioning
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2002
- Messages
- 7
Hi ...I've searched thru the forum and found great info on wiring my HT, soldering and splicing info. But I have a question that didn't seem to come up.
I have speaker wires pre-installed in my kitchen and for the deck. These seem to be 16g. The previous owner told me that they are Monster XP 14g...still looks like 16g. Anyway in my remodel I couldn't get to these, my wife woundn't let me touch those walls for some reason
In the kitchen the wires will run about 38 ft from speaker to my reciever...Denon 4802.
The deck speakers run at the max 60 ft. especially the two way out there. There will be eventually four speakers.
I can get slighty less runs... about 12 ft, by placing a speaker switcher box and amp in a space in the kitchen.
My question is
Can I cut these wires at the entry into the walls in the crawl space and splice on either 12g or 14g speaker wire and not run into too much resistance/impedence problems affecting the sound? and or the amp. It may not matter too much outdoors ,but I would like a good sound in the kitchen.
In the kitchen ,if I do this the 16g wire will only be 8 ft. long. I will be placing either KEF Q1's or B$W 303's.
Or shall I just stick with the smaller 16g and hope for the best.
BTW I live in a totally solar powered home and the electricity is 24volts converted to 120v by a modefied sine wave inverter. Been doing the solar thing since 89 and love it...except for those phantom loads certain electrical applicances have.
Thanks...sorry for the long read
Steve
I have speaker wires pre-installed in my kitchen and for the deck. These seem to be 16g. The previous owner told me that they are Monster XP 14g...still looks like 16g. Anyway in my remodel I couldn't get to these, my wife woundn't let me touch those walls for some reason
In the kitchen the wires will run about 38 ft from speaker to my reciever...Denon 4802.
The deck speakers run at the max 60 ft. especially the two way out there. There will be eventually four speakers.
I can get slighty less runs... about 12 ft, by placing a speaker switcher box and amp in a space in the kitchen.
My question is
Can I cut these wires at the entry into the walls in the crawl space and splice on either 12g or 14g speaker wire and not run into too much resistance/impedence problems affecting the sound? and or the amp. It may not matter too much outdoors ,but I would like a good sound in the kitchen.
In the kitchen ,if I do this the 16g wire will only be 8 ft. long. I will be placing either KEF Q1's or B$W 303's.
Or shall I just stick with the smaller 16g and hope for the best.
BTW I live in a totally solar powered home and the electricity is 24volts converted to 120v by a modefied sine wave inverter. Been doing the solar thing since 89 and love it...except for those phantom loads certain electrical applicances have.
Thanks...sorry for the long read
Steve