Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions Speaker wire/Guage Choices

Hi all,
Having recently ordered my Axiom Epic 80 setup sans sub, I'm anxiously awaiting its arrival as well as the arrival of my Denon 4802R. Now I'm turning to speaker wire...what gauge is recommended...what brand. I'm not paying 1000 a foot for oxygen free...liquid nitrogen cooled...etc...etc..but would pay a 100 dollars or so...for a spool. Any suggestions.... THanks

Home Depot has a 250 foot spool of 12 guage for about $60. This should keep you in speaker wire for years to come.

Mark

That works!! THanks, although..I'll probably have to add some banana connectors...I've been looking at the pictures of the back of the Denon I'm getting....it's crowded!!!!

I'll second that.

The info. from Roger Russell, former director of Acoustical Research at McIntosh Labs, on the History of Speaker Wire is a must read.

^billy

eightmanvt,

hey. I have the denon 3803 and you'll need bananas for the back of it, spades won't fit and you'll never get bare wire under the posts properly (I cursed for many hours trying). On the flip side, you can easily go bare wire with the posts on the Axioms if you want to save a few bucks.

^billy

Hmmmm....he doesn't seem too keen on the Home Depot spool...maybe I'll go with the low voltage 12 gauge garden lighting roll.

I grabbed 100' of RCA brand 14ga wire at HD for about $30. I've used this brand for years for many different audio applications (home and car) and haven't experienced the greenies that he illustrates. I think he may be referencing the bulk cable you buy by the foot as opposed to the packaged rolls...

^billy

I use this. I goes for $37.50 for a 100ft. roll. I find it surprisingly flexible for a thick wire. However, it is ugly.

Another good wire is Phoenix Gold 12 gauge (Model #1250). It goes for 20-30$ for 50ft. (google it) . I think it is very clean sounding, and transfers bass very well.

Intune

This is a good link that I used to post a lot. It's been awhile, so here it is again. If you want the link to purchase the cable recommended, here it is. This is probably what I'll do, just for the coolness factor.