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Long speaker wire runs

Hi everyone;

I am setting up a new home theater. For my audio, I have an Anthem Statement D2 preamp with the matching P2 amp. For speakers, I have B&W 802D's , HTM2's and 4 SCM's. The speakers are about 20 feet from the equipment and with in wall wiring, will require approximately 40 feet of wire. What is a viable option for in wall wiring with this distance for all the speakers?
Look forward to hearing your suggestions.
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cdwallace
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IMO, considering the overall lengths, 12 gauge copper speaker cable should work fine. Don't use anything any smaller. Save your money and don't buy into the hype. Copper is copper, no matter how its dressed up. Its up to you whether you wanna use Monster or Home Depot type cable.

Good luck and happy listening
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mitch4t
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I purchased some 10 gauge speaker cable from Redco Audio for a 60 ft run for my rear speakers running full range and it works great.

The Redco web address is: http://www.redco.com/default.asp
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shadorne
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Copper is copper, no matter how its dressed up. Its up to you whether you wanna use Monster or Home Depot type cable.

Yes, I second those above who suggest you avoid hype...you can add acoustic treatements or a better component for the same cost as high priced copper wires. $.69/foot or less seems a reasonable price to pay. I certainly would never pay more than this.
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mitch4t
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Regarding my purchase at Redco above, I paid about a dollar a foot and that included my choice of spades or banana plug terminations.
rss04 OP
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Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I ordered speaker, coax and an hdmi cable from Redco.
Thanks again.

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