Monoprice 102820 100ft 14AWG CL2 Rated 2-Conductor Loud Speaker Cable (for In-Wall Installation) CL2 Rated | 2-Conductor

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  • Dr. Rosina Schneider II

    > 3 day

    Works great, arrive on time and as advertised

  • lidali

    > 3 day

    ok

  • Brian W

    > 3 day

    This is a really high quality wire. I bought it to extend a security camera power source along the baseboard and up along a window. It blended against the painted trim perfectly. It was heavy enough to solder and is a nice quality copper. I would feel safe using it for speaker wire or power.

  • Tay

    > 3 day

    Easy to run, exactly as described. Loved that it states the amount left on the wire, so you know what is left in the box.

  • Mitchell Jakubowski

    > 3 day

    I am very disappointed in every aspect. Monoprice re-branded this low-voltage wire as speaker wire and claims it is 14 AWG when it is actually in between 14 and 16 AWG. Both the individual wire insulation and the outer insulation are very thin, and the individual wire insulation is not tight against the wire. With the air gap between the wire and its insulation, and this wire not being advertised as oxygen free, I’m sure corrosion will set in soon. If you need 16 AWG this may be fine, but I needed 14 AWG as this wire was advertised as.

  • Geoffrey W

    > 3 day

    Love the finished look for this cable in my built in entertainment center but I had to drill some larger holes to run multiple cords through. I used a 3/8 paddle bit and fit 3 runs through it. Overall I am very satisfied. I also bought the 4-conductor version for my surround speakers.

  • Pasquale

    > 3 day

    Audio dans mon camion

  • Krissy

    > 3 day

    Really easy to work with. Used it to completely rewire a 5.1.4 system in old construction. If you Bi-wire using 14awg you effectively get a more pliable 11awg cable.

  • Turner D

    > 3 day

    I used this wire for an under-cabinet LED light install, having the 4 wires allowed me to use all the colors, and not pay per the foot for the other special 4 conductor LED wire. Having the plastic coating on the outside allows for a very easy feed through any tiny holes you need to go through.

  • daniel8802

    > 3 day

    This is VERY good speaker wire! Good cooper and it makes for a tight connection. I used banana plugs on this wire at all end points with no problems at all. The banana plugs and a nice tight connection. I also noticed a sound quality increase right away.

Get the most out of your home audio system with high quality, oxygen-free, pure bare copper speaker wire from monoprice!

this speaker wire features two conductors made of high purity (greater than 99.95% pure), oxygen-free bare copper. Pure bare copper is a superior conductor to the copper clad aluminum (CCA) conductors used in most other inexpensive speaker wire. Cca is only about 68% as conductive as pure bare copper. This additional resistance is added to the impedance of your speakers and can negatively effect The sound.

for the wire to have no audible effect, The total wire resistance should be no more than 5% of the lowest impedance of your speakers. Even speakers rated for a nominal 8-ohms, may dip to as low as 4-ohms at some frequencies, which further reduces the total cable resistance allowed in the wire. Using pure bare copper speaker wire ensures that the total load put on the amplifier remains as close as possible to the impedance curve of your speakers.

for example, a 16AWG 2-conductor pure bare copper speaker wire has a total resistance of 0.803 ohms per 100 feet (both directions must be considered). by comparison, a 16AWG 2-conductor CCA speaker wire has a total resistance of 1.181 ohms per 100 feet. Assuming 4 ohms is the lowest impedance of your speakers, a speaker wire run can be no more 0.2-Ohms total. 20 feet of 16AWG pure bare copper would be 0.1606 ohms, well under the 0.2-Ohm limit. On the other hand, 20 feet of 16AWG CCA would be 0.2362 ohms, well over the 0.2-Ohm limit.

each conductor is jacketed with color-coded PVC for easy polarity identification. The entire cable assembly is jacketed in a white, CL2-rated PVC material. The CL2 rating indicates that the cable complies with fire safety and insurance requirements, making it safe for use inside the walls of residential class buildings.

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