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Speaker cables.. Budget again.. With a twist...


Hi..
I have already broken the bank on my system, Plinius 8200 int. amp, Marantz CD 6000OSE, Vandersteen 1c.. I guess I may use zip wire from Home Depot.. The problem...(the twist) is that I need to run one length 35 feet or so.. The other length will be maybe 20 feet.. No other way around it.. Plus I I cant really spend much more that $125 $150 max... What is my best option..? Zip wire? Or can I somehow "make my own" cable.. I am willing to buy all the parts and solder it up.. DREW
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timrhu
2,779 posts
 
bluejeanscable is a good place to start unless you want to go the Home Depot orange cable route.
photon46
1,090 posts
 
If your speaker runs were not so long, I'd suggest 16 gauge Furutech Fs71144 cable at around $4.60 a meter from Partsconnexion. But 35 feet is awfully long for that gauge. I've recently used Monster Cables new 14 gauge cable you buy for a dollar a foot at BestBuy (the stuff wound around a plastic core.) I needed something to get me by while I was using a loaner amp that wouldn't accept the connectors on my regular cables. I was quite impressed with them for a buck a foot. Timru's suggestion is a good one. Their Belden 5000 series is more in line with what I'd be looking at in your price range/length, it's either 10 or 12 gauge.
clio09
3,363 posts
 
Try the White Lightning DIY recipe as described in 6Moons:

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/whitelightning/moonshine.html

You can buy 2 bundles of 40 ft. cord at Wal-Mart for around $20. Then get some connectors and give it a whirl.
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