Members johnnychange Posted February 14, 2007 Members Share Posted February 14, 2007 Are there different grades of 12 AWG speaker wire or is it standard grade? Is it shielded?ThanksBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted February 14, 2007 Members Share Posted February 14, 2007 12AWG is not a grade, it's a dimensional size. No, you do NOT want to use shielded cable for a speaker output. Your amp may not be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnnychange Posted February 14, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2007 Thanks for the reply Agedhorse. So, if I find some rubber coated wire at Home Depot that is 12 awg and looks the same as pro wire that I bought at the music store it should work fine? I think what I saw at the Home Depot was labeled 12AWG but it didn't specify speaker wire.Thanks againBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted February 14, 2007 Members Share Posted February 14, 2007 Provided it's stranded. You might just want to get pre-made speaker cables though, there are plenty of sources that have premade cable for less than it will cost to buy and assemble like you plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnnychange Posted February 14, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2007 yeah its stranded, looks and feels the same. I forget the exact price but I think it was $56 for 150'. I can cut it to length and add the speakon connectors myself. That seems a lot cheaper than those high prices at the music store. Thanks,Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted February 14, 2007 CMS Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 yeah its stranded, looks and feels the same. I forget the exact price but I think it was $56 for 150'. I can cut it to length and add the speakon connectors myself. That seems a lot cheaper than those high prices at the music store. Thanks,Bill If that's the price, jump on it now. I checked at Home Depot last week (another speaker cable thread) and 14awg was $45 for 150'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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