Speaker Wire

[brianhos]

I'd go with just a regular 12 AWG speaker wire from home depot or somewhere like that. You can buy it per linear ft rather than an entire roll.

For your subwoofer, I'd recommend running RG6 just like you would for a coax cable run.

In my opinion, you shouldn't waste your money on Monster Cable.

RG6 for a subwoofer? How the heck do you connect RG6 to a stereo or a sub?

For my sub cable I just had the local stereo shop make me a 4M subwoofer cable, I think it was $20.

[Bader]

RG6 for a subwoofer? How the heck do you connect RG6 to a stereo or a sub?

My system has a setup to do this. However my sub is powered, I don't know if thats a pre req for running the signal through an RG6 connector if if its just a vendor to vendor decision

[drmwevr08]

I wish I had an attic or a basement to work with here... I would like to go wireless but have had the concerns that hos mentioned...

[ISUFan22]

I made a small incision in the carpet by the speaker, pushed a wire snake between the carpet and the pad to the general vicinity of the reciever, made another small incision by the receiver, and pulled the wire through. If your carpet isn't stretched real tight, this method could work for you. If you have two people, one person can guide wire snake as you are pushing it so it ends up where you want it to end up.

My speakers and receiver are against walls, so the incisions are not noticeable. Also, along one wall, when I pushed down on the carpet, it revealed a nice gap between the paneling and the carpet to hide a wire.

I've also seen folks pull the wire up through a wall, go over the ceiling in the attic, and then come down in a wall by the speaker (we don't have basements down here). I was considering that, but it was just going to be too much work.

Have done the fishing thing before, it's not bad depending on what the carpet is like and if you have anything to go around.

This is what we'll have to do, as this part of his house sits on a slab.

Fun project for this weekend...best not interfere with football!

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Speaker Wire

[JDB41]

I have monster cable hooked up to my powered sub but as it turns out 400 watts is a little much for the neighbors.....and cops

[brianhos]

I have monster cable hooked up to my powered sub but as it turns out 400 watts is a little much for the neighbors.....and cops

Your neighbors called about your home sub?

I should crank mine up and see what they think. Here is what I have right now:

Sunfire Products : True Subwoofer EQ

• 2700-watt amp featuring patented Tracking -Downconverter power supply
• Frequency response: 18 Hz to 100 Hz (+0, -3 dB)
• Greater than 110 dB peak SPL with room gain
• Measurement microphone and self-adjusting contour circuitry
• Input coupling is optical and accepts balanced, standard and high-level inputs
• Bore 8 inches - stroke 2.35 inches (over 235 cubic inches total air volume displacement)
• Crossover points variable from 30 Hz to 100 Hz
• Input level (volume) control
• Phase continuously adjustable 0° to 180°
• Passive 70 Hz 6 dB per octave hi-pass line level -output for satellite loudspeakers
• Dimensions: 11" by 11" by 11"
• Two-year warranty

[JDB41]

WOW lol yeah they might have a problem with that how much does something like that set you back? Here is what I have Athena Technologies™ — Speaker Types

[brianhos]

WOW lol yeah they might have a problem with that how much does something like that set you back? Here is what I have Athena Technologies™ — Speaker Types

Not even sure what they run anymore, I picked it up back before i had kids and home theater was my hobby. Now I never watch movies anymore unless it is cars or shrek.

[DevilDog]

All the professional installers here run RG6 in the walls for the subwoofer cable. They have a special tool to compress the ends on. Works very nice so u have your exact length.

[brianhos]

All the professional installers here run RG6 in the walls for the subwoofer cable. They have a special tool to compress the ends on. Works very nice so u have your exact length.

Are you sure it is rg6? That is coax cable and not rca cables like normal sub cables are.


Ok, I googled it, you guys are right, there is actually rg6 subwoofer cables, I had never heard of that.

[DevilDog]

They do the same thing when needing to run long compontent cables to tvs in a bar or for a projector.