Speaker Cable

Speaker cable
Name: Speaker wire, In-wall speaker cable, Zip cord cable

 

Speaker connection
Color: Transparent, bronze, white, black… whichever you prefer

 

Uses: Transfers audio to speakers

 

Connector: Bare ends, banana clips, spade lugs, etc

 

Max Length (standard cable): depends on gauge (thickness)

Ah yes… the speaker cable… the lifeblood of any home theater (unless you’ve gone wireless). Of all the emails I get from my readers, questions about speaker wire rank in the top 3.

Speaker cable consists of two identical wires insulated by a coat of plastic. Even though the two wires are the same, one is always marked (with a color, or a thread, etc) so it is easy to setup correct polarization.

I would talk more about speaker wire, but I’m saving my discussion for my website… http://www.myhometheatersecrets.com