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Reading that article, it seems to me, the more wires inside the better, at least for resistance, but i dont think ive seen it listed anywhere where people list this information?
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Originally Posted by tivo1 /forum/post/0
Reading that article, it seems to me, the more wires inside the better, at least for resistance, but i dont think ive seen it listed anywhere where people list this information?
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Originally Posted by 11001011 /forum/post/0
...You will find that higher strand count wires are more flexible and that makes them much easier to work with. But if you are planing on pulling wire through walls or things like that you might find that a stiffer wire is preferred...
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The markings like "12/2" tell you wire size and how many wires there are inside the jacket (12 gauge/2 wires). The gauge tell you how much current the wire can carry. Smaller gauge# = bigger wire = lower resistance = higher current caring capability. But it does not tell you how many individual strands of copper (or whatever) are used to make up the individual wires, if thats what you mean by "the more wires inside the better'.
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Boy do you have alot to learn about wire,
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Originally Posted by louthewiz /forum/post/0
Boy do you have alot to learn about wire,all that the 12/3 on the jacket is telling you is the size of the wire and the amperage it can handle which is 20 amps and and if it was 14/3 then it would be 15 amps "Not the amount of strands the conductor carries".![]()
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Originally Posted by 11001011 /forum/post/0
The markings like "12/2" tell you wire size and how many wires there are inside the jacket (12 gauge/2 wires)... But it does not tell you how many individual strands of copper (or whatever) are used to make up the individual wires,
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The large the number of strands in a speaker wire the better the response/sound (if you subscribe to the skin effect (i.e. electrons travel on the outside of a conductor) the more strands the better the quality.
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Originally Posted by tivo1 /forum/post/0
12/2 seems to be the way to go...
I was wondering if anyone know if the 12/2 speaker wire at lowes is any good?
I was hoping that they had something with a bit more of casing?
Reading that article, it seems to me, the more wires inside the better, at least for resistance, but i dont think ive seen it listed anywhere where people list this information?
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Originally Posted by AV Doogie /forum/post/0
The 12/2 'speaker wire' or zip cord is probably fine as long as you don't run it in the walls.
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Originally Posted by rosteius /forum/post/0
There are several companies that make quality in-wall rated speaker/zip cord cable (i.e. clear jacket cable). One company that I know of is Genesis Cable (a Honeywell company). In addition, you may want to check to see if the connectors on your AV receiver will accept 12 gauge. Not all them do. Again 14 gauge will work fine for most applications under a 200 ft.