Surround Cable Recommendations


Hello,

I need some cable to run to my surrounds 'on the cheap'. I'm using a Marantz SR7200 and Snell SR.5 surrounds. The runs will be somewhere around 35 feet long.

Chris
cdelplato
How cheap is cheap? I am using IXOS 6003 13awg cable for my HT system. Pretty good considering it is only $1.49 per foot plus terminations at Accessories 4 Less (www.AC4L.com) Regular price of the 6003 is $2.50 per foot.

If that is too cheap, then Analyisis Plus has the Theater 4 (four 16awg conductors) which they claim is for long runs. It is $9 per foot.


Or try the Analysis Plus Clear Oval at $8 per foot. The Clear is a 14awg version of the Oval 12 (12awg).

I used a total of 100 feet of the IXOS 6003 for 5 channels, so with terminations, $200 was better than spending $1000.

For me music and the stereo mains are the top concern, so this is why I wouldn't go crazy on wire for the rears. My limit would probably be $3 a foot.

Chris
I too have used the IXOS 13 AWG stranded wire from Accessories4Less.com and found it to be a significant step up from that junk wire found at Home Depot.

You might also try MIT Terminator 4 or 5 cables from Audio Advisor A twenty five (25) foot pair is less than 100 bucks and a fifty (50) foot pair of MIT Terminator 5 is about 170 bucks.
I have never heard this cable but would guess they aren't too much better than the stuff on the roll - but they certainly look better (more macho looking) and will surely impress your friends... :)