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Anything better than 10 guage Romex?

I maybe moving my set up to a smaller room, but the upside is I can run shorter runs and increase the number of dedicated lines.

My question is,What(other than 10 guage Romex solid core)are others using when they have this opportunity to upgrade?

Thanks.
lacee

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raquel
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The Belden 83803 - it is spec'd for smoke and fire alarms because the shielding allows it to survive a fire. Very quiet - I used it in one of my apartments when I installed 20-amp dedicated lines for monoblocks. Here is the Belden spec sheet:

www.belden.com/techdatas/metric/83803.pdf
raquel
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Obviously, persons using any wire should check to see that it meets code, and will function properly, wherever they intend to use it. I ran mine in our apartment in Sao Paulo. PS - Being 12-gauge and used in reasonable runs, Belden 83803 does not restrict current in typical hi-fi applications. Even 14-gauge is fine for runs up to 75 ft. or so.
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