You will save time, but the achievable results may not be satisfying. This method tends to work better when you have several unused coaxial cables at home sitting in a drawer. Once you have the core wire and braids available to use from your coax deconstruction, it is time to connect your speakers. Take the core wire, placing it with the red connector on your speaker. Take the other end to have it lead to the same color at the back of your receiver.
The braided strand should work with the black connector on a standard speaker, with the other end going to the same color at the rear of the receiver.
If you need to create a series or parallel connection with your speakers to your system , the same rules apply. Use the core wire for all of your red positive connections, reserving the braided wire for the black negative. When you have invested in a premier audio system with top-of-the-line speakers, coax is not your best choice for premium sound. That means it is up to you to choose the correct thickness, or gauge, and the type needed for your system.
Coax can work in a pinch, but it should not be your go-to solution for a permanent solution. The numbers work in reverse, which means a lower number indicates more thickness. If you need long wire runs, a gauge or gauge wire is highly recommended. It would be best if you also used that option for low-impedance speakers or high-power applications.
When you have a short run to manage, defined as 50 feet or less, a gauge wire will let you create the connections you need for an 8-ohm speaker. The best coax cable to use is an RG The conductor is 14 AWG, giving you the distance support needed for most speaker installations. My question for you all is if you can use the RG6 for audio cable runs?
I doubt it. It'll work probably, but then you can strip the cord from your lamp and use that as speaker wire too Originally Posted by Old Thrashbarg. And it sounds exactly the same as any other speaker wire. Matter of fact, that's what I use Need 4 Speed - BH. I have an unlimited supply of top quality RG6. Thats why I thought I would ask. Was more or less me wondering about it to be honest.
Was thinking of using it to run wires through my wall for surround sound. This was a referral from an existing client. He was a software engineer who initially seemed to be a "know it all" yet he just could not get his PIP to work. This was about years ago. He claimed that it was better than the most esoteric speaker wire available and could not imagine using anything else for his "state of the art" system. The funny part was that his "State of the art" system consisted of a Technics dolby surround receiver pre pro logic and you'll love this 4 BOSE speakers.
When I tried to educate him at first about surround systems, wiring,etc I am an engineer! Rather than argue with him I let him know where he could get the most current information about surround encoding straight from Dolby. I pointed him towards comparisons and white papers on wiring.
Through the years he has called me back to make custom cables for his computer DVD player to his home theater, and a full multiroom system for his Mother's home. Back to the topic, I thought his system initially sounded awful, which could have been the wire, the speakers, etc I have never seen a manufacturer use RG-6 for speaker level before.
I seem to recall an old Stereophile comparison test using everything from romex to thousand dollar per foot wire. I'll see if I can dig it up. Yes, it would be pretty much the same as using 18 gauge speaker wire. Great for short runs, except for how hard it is to connect it to speaker and amp terminals. Why do you ask? Do you need to put a speaker where you have an RG-6 and no speaker wire? How far is it from the amp? A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
I was in my neighbors house yesterday and his theater is wired with coax. Standard cable plates at each speaker with a breakout at each plate. I though MIT abandonend that stuff long ago. I was just wondering about the sound quality.
He couldn't figure out how turn the system on so I couldn't get a listen. He just purchased the house and the developer had some out of town firm install it.
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