Speaker Cable

[Jay_uk_]

Hello, iv recently purchased WHARFEDALE DIAMOND 9 HCP HOME CINEMA SPEAKER SYSTEM - available from Superfi UK Visit http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/moreinfo.cfm/product_id/2210 for details

and was woundering what a good speaker cable for around £5 is?

They say in the description that there not biwireable, but i don't fully understand what that means

I also am changing the front 2 speakrs to the 9.1 which are biwireable.

So any suggestions would be great, thank you

 

[cunny678]

This should do the job:- GALE SYMPHONY-200 at Richer Sounds - HI-FI Separates, Home Cinema, Speakers, MP3 DVD Portables, Plasma LCD, etc.

No point in biwiring!!

 

[Arnold82]

No point in biwiring!!

I bought a pair of Quad 11L2's the weekend and am new to the whole home cinema thing... currently that is all I have hooked up to my Sony 820 - I noticed I could biwire these but didnt have enough speaker cable - is it worth doing?

What benefit does biwiring have? I just wired it up to the LF connections and left the HF connections?

 

[cunny678]

I bought a pair of Quad 11L2's the weekend and am new to the whole home cinema thing... currently that is all I have hooked up to my Sony 820 - I noticed I could biwire these but didnt have enough speaker cable - is it worth doing?

What benefit does biwiring have? I just wired it up to the LF connections and left the HF connections?

IMHO I dont think you will find any benefit bi-wiring and I would save your money!

 

[Arnold82]

IMHO I dont think you will find any benefit bi-wiring and I would save your money!

Thanks - saves me money and hassle

But what does bi-wiring do - just split the low and high frequencies better? (I assume LF/HF for Low/High Frequency?)

 

[GW43]

But what does bi-wiring do

Nothing - apart from costing you double for cable!

 

[BlueWizard]

Check out this thread for some links to sources of good speakers wire -

http://www.avforums.com/forums/speakers/915644-speaker-cable-tannoy-f1s-ca-a5.html

It is possible to just go down to the local AV shop, hardware store, or home improvement store and by decent speaker wire, just make sure it really is speaker wire and not lamp cord.

The general rule is you should pay under £2 per meter for wire. Anything over that is expensive luxury that delivers very little substance.

For low and mid level consumers, plain old speaker wire in 1.50mm² (16 AWG), or for higher powered amps or very long runs, 2.50mm², is fine.

Steve/bluewizard