Some reviews are complaining about the short speaker wires. To anyone who has this system--exactly how far apart can you extend the speakers?
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From the man, my hubby, who put the thing up, they extend from the middle section about 3 ft, but there are extensions available (at a retail store) if you need them to go farther than that.
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I have a similar issue with multiple sets of speakers I wanted to run off Zone 2. I connected two 4 foot lengths of speaker wire (R&L;) to the Zone 2 posts on the receiver, and used them as "pig-tails." Then I routed all my various zone 2 speaker wires to the pig tails, connected pos to pos and neg to neg. Works fine.
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You can use thin speaker wire but you'll need a good bit of it. Or, I found an extension on here. It was hard to find but it's only $9.99. It's 2 meters, about 6 feet. I ordered it on a Thursday and got it the following Wednesday. I recommend taking the time to find the extension because you won't be taking the chance of messing anything up. I'll try to find it again and give you a link. Found the link. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008VL2PZS/ref=mw_dp_sim_ss4?pi=SX125
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The tall speakers come with it and require simple assembly. All the wires are included and come with quick connect ends that plug into the unit. Not sure if you are able to replace the wires, would like to know myself how to work around the factory plugs from the speakers. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT order from the HOME THEATER STORE. They are the worst seller I have EVER dealt with.
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Unfortunatly that was why I returned the unit. I can't say for sure how long but I already had cable running through my ceiling for surround sound and couldn't use the rear speakers unless I spliced into the cable and added cable lenght. the wire comes directly out of the speaker and has a connector already mounted. You could cut in the middle and add lenght but I chose not to do that.
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Left and right speakers connect to the subwoofer with wires. I did use 2 extensions to increase the distance with no issues.
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To be honnest they are really really shorts... I've a dual monitor with 1 27" and 1 21". One speaker on extreme left and the other one on extreme right. The sub is under my desk. Cords were not long enought and are proprietary plugs. It looks like PS/2 cable but the sound was awfull with a simple PS/2 cable. I finally cuted the cable of the left speaker and I added some lenght with an alarm cable like this one http://www.china-cablewires.com/images/products/2012031913334607979324w1000h1000uzjaomei/fire-alarm-cables-shielded.jpg But dont forget that you'll void warranty doing that. And another point, the sound is good BUT there's a constant background noise, so I'm not really happy with that...
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its about 5 feet per speaker youcant use your own wire becuase they molded them just for there inputs but your makeing agoood choice with this system.
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Yes. In fact, you can't really attach them to the stereo like you might with other systems. Also, the wire for each speaker has a plug head instead of an open wire (or whatever the terms for those differences are). This might make it slightly more difficult to add more wire to the speaker wires, if you wanted to extend them and place the speakers farther from the stereo. The system, right out of the box, allows the speakers to be about 4 feet from the stereo.
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There is wire from the unit about 3 or four in. And the speaker that is longer, you might have to splice it to make it longer for where ever you mount it. But it pretty basic hot,ground,speakers and radio antenna. Go for it their nice and plenty loud
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Can't recall, exactly. I wanted the speakers 10-15 feet away so I bought additional wire.
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Hi Erica, The speakers are supplied with about a 8ft wire but you could, if necessary, purchase much longer wire at Best Buy or other retail store. Hope that helps
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If you're going to use the wires that come with the system you would have to splice. Or, you can buy extension cords that can add more length without splicing.
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As I mentioned in my review of the Onkyo CS-445 CD Reciever system, I never hooked up the supplied speakers. However, I would take a guess that the cables might be about 5 Feet in length. Yes, standard recepticals on reciever. I forgot if the speaker cables are hard wired into the speakers. Hopefully someone else can answer this question for you. Very good questions, btw.
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It is only about 8 feet. You can use a longer one than the one supplied with the speakers, (there's nothing special about it) but I would use a heavier gauge speaker wire. I would still, even then keep the length under 14 foot long. The wire terminals on the back of each speaker will accommodate a very heavy gauge wire. I kept the 8 foot length, but replaced the original wire with a heavier one anyway~
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They are a good 10 feet but are standard speaker wires so they are easily made longer. This is an awesome system!
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Short!! Don't buy it!! You can't even get the speakers around a room because the wires are too short.