Jmartz
join:2000-07-20
Tenafly, NJ
| Quick Question
Hey all, so I moved and I had to rip the carpet out in the living room of the new place. Before I have the installation of the new carpet, i was wondering if anyone knew what kind of speaker wire I could run on the floor that would be good enough for a system that I haven't purchased yet?
Also, how many different sets of wires would I have to run for a 5.1 system?
Where is the best place to get good quality, but reasonably priced wire that would work in this scenario?
And finally, would it just be easier for me to go out and buy a system with all the included cabling and just do it in one shot? I don't really want to spend the money on the system now... but if it will save me headache down the road, I guess I will have to. I'm just trying to spread the cost out a bit right now.
Thanks in advance for your help... |
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Dogg
Premium
join:2003-06-11
Belleville, IL
 ·Charter Pipeline
| It's typically not recommended to run the wires under the carpet, but if you do, try to place them in an area that will get the least amount of traffic.
Pretty much any speaker wire will work just fine, 12 or 14 gauge will be more than adequate. Most speaker systems ship with wire that can be used, although it is typically a smaller gauge wire. But it also works fine.
For a 5.1 system, you will have two wires to run for the rear speakers and two wires for the front speakers. The center channel will run from the AVR to the speaker above or below the TV. The sixth wire, for the sub, is typically a single cable with RCA connectors on the ends (assuming a self powered sub).
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