RE: OT speaker cable - is it worth it ??

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The issues I see are of future identification and flexibility. You can
see what happens to the cable at each end (so know it's for the
speakers) but if you need to break into the middle of the run you're
effectively working blind. With a dedicated type of cable (of whatever
quality) things are much clearer - you (or a subsequent sparky) will
*know* it's speaker cable.

Flexibility - I have my AV setup in a wheeled rack and, while I don't
move it that frequently, I can image that having to wrestle with 8-off
twin & earth's just to get the rack back wouldn't be too much fun. I
also found the speaker cable much easier to route than the T&E I was
running during the same re-wire. Your client's setup may be different
though :-)


Costs ?

* 2.5 mm2 T&E at Screwfix is 17 quid
(http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/searchresults.jsp;jsessionid=EQIGC0
2FFSEYPCJO2C3CHPQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&q=19193&n=&pn=1&pd=1&pi=1&cn=1&cd=1&
x=0&y=0)

* 79 strand (2.5 mm2) Speaker cable from CPC is 25 quid, plus VAT
http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=cpc+catalogue&;
category%5Fname=&product%5Fid=254815

I went for speaker cable, the price delta wasn't huge and I found it
very easy to run.

HTH,

Tim H.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jeremy2713 [mailto:jezjackson@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 29 June 2004 13:29
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] OT speaker cable - is it worth it ??
>
> a little Off topic but someone may know.
>
> I have been asked - as part of my home audio installation
> business to wire speaker cabling from a central media room to
> various other rooms in the home.
>
> basically one amp (media room) supplying 4 other rooms
> speakers via a speaker switch
>
> The home owner does not want to go to the expense of having
> good quality speaker cable, instead, normal 3 core electrical
> wire - although this works, what problems may I experience with this.
>
> wire is wire at the end of the day - isn't it ???
>
> Jez

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