Bulk cable for rear speakers


Any recommendations for good unfinished cable that will be 20 to 30 foot run from my amplifier to the rear speakers? I guess I need a spool of cable.

jumia

so how much is the DH labs Cable? My system includes Macintosh monos and b&w floorstanding rear speakers.

These are rear speakers and maybe not necessitating the same High level of cable I have elsewhere

You might look at Furez In-Wall Rated Speaker Cable.  They make a 14awg x 4 wire cable (2 x 14awg = 11awg) or a 14awg x 2 wire cable.  The wire is 99.997% OFHC C10100 Copper Construction (High Conductivity Oxygen Free Copper), in a 7 Bundle Advanced Rope Lay Design.  The other unusual value with this cable is the foamed polyethylene insulation (FPE), which I have never seen at these prices.

I believe these come in either 25-foot lengths or a 500-foot spool.  However, at AV Outlet, it appears that multiples of the 25-foot length ship as one continuous cable, which is what you need.  Price-wise it would be hard to beat a star-quad, 11 awg OFHC copper cable at $0.75 or less per foot.

If one is bi wiring then the Mogami 3104 is a great choice.
(And even more so if one has SpeakOn connectors.)
And 3103 in a pair, rather than a quad.

If one likes cotton insulation, then the Jupiter cable is not bad. 

@jumia So for an AVR…

  • If it was a 2 channel, I would move the amp and run longer ICs.
    • I would not run cotton insulation in a wall, but out in the room, the Jupiter cotton insulated is not too bad in price.
  • For HT then the 3104 might be better.
    • Ideally everything has SpeakOn connections.
    • The 3103 is a pair, and the 3104 you at least have a spare set or can double it up.
    • (The Furez mentioned would likely be similar)
    • I went with an AVP, so I could put the amp in the back and not run 30’ of cable, but I doubt it makes any difference.
      • If your AVR did have a set of RCA output that would do the rears, then I would run longer ICs and run a rear amp.

@emergingsoul The DH Labs bulk cables come in four different options from $5-$27/ft and their designs vary in conductor gauge and materials, dielectric designs, etc. The T-14 I was mentioning is $13/ft. The Q-10 is even better which basically takes four conductors to make two 10awg silver plated high purity copper, but at $27/ft. Info on them is available from their website link in my post above.