I've got a surround system pre-installed (into ceilings & walls) when our house was built 11 yrs ago. How can I tell what kind of wire it is? 12,16,18
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You could remove one of the speakers or the port in the wall to see ether end of the wire. The size should be printed at intervals along the wire.
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It isn't 18. If the run is over 100 feet, probably is 12. If the wire "fits" in the banana plug, it is 16.
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If you can cut even a tiny piece off and take it to any radio shack they will be able to tell you what size it is. Good luck.
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Hello, according to datacomm its just a standard 14/2 electrical wire . hope this helps . its a great kit and definitely keeps everything neat and professional looking
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Although it doesn't tell you which wire is power or ground... Just have to figure it out. I would rig up a wall plug and hook up the wires and use a meter to see what is what. Hope that helps!!
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Older installations won't have a matching ground wire. The ground wire is for safety, but not strictly necessary. Simply cap it off as you do the other leads and be very careful none of the wrong wires touch each other when you push the box in.
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I installed the wire last summer. Used 98+ ft from a 100 ft roll, ceiling mounted Bose 901's. Sound is exceptional. Cable was very flexible and certainly appeared to be all copper. Both positive and negative cable lines are copper colored but the positive is given a continuous red stripe. I have some similar cable used in an auto installation (14 or 16 GA) that is also all copper colored and very flexible. The positive line is identified with repetitive + + + +. It is pure copper as best I can tell.
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It's been several years since I installed my kit, so I don't remember what the wire looks like. I remember that when I bought them, the seller said the wires were aluminum coated copper. Although I don't have any way to verify. That being said, it is a quality set of cables, powering a 1200 watt 2-channel with no issues since installation 3+ years ago.
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Hard wire, I believe. Test before you install to make sure this works. Mine was damaged.
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The center wire should be Positive. Sorry that's the best I can tell you, it's been way too long since I installed mine.
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See "Package Contents" and till will tell you the ft. of wires supplied:http://filedepot.onkyousa.com/Files/own_manuals/SN29400232_HT-S6300_7300_En_web.pdf?CFID=1357998&CFTOKEN;=95329930&jsessioni;d=f030d6984ddf9553fc81384493a786d5c303"I would recommend 16 gauge wires. " - This is what I got as an e-mail reply from an Onkyo USA Product Support rep. when I had told them that the speaker wires that came with the system were short for my room and wanted to get new wires.
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No it's not, is a wire surround, however for $70 sounds great an I am a very happy customer I have a year with it and no problems so far is the same quality as an Altec sound system.
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We used 14 gauge speaker wire. On back of speakers used positive wires (could be red, white or striped) into red clip slot, and negative into black clip slot. On our receiver there are wire nuts that the wire (as above positive on red and negative color on black wire nuts) There should be an area indicating surround sound, rear speakers) We had a diagram that came with receiver that showed which speakers went to each jack and wire nuts) Hope this helps. Hope you have a diagram in your receiver book, that helped us or we would have been lost.
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Hi,What do you mean standard speaker wire? if you use a bigger wire than original is better for the signal.
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There isn't one. In my setup the wire comes from a hole I'm the wall, and the short length to the speaker connection is visible.
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I had to upgrade because the white wire they sent did not match our decor. So I bought new from radio shack. Should be fine with what they sent, but for a few dollars you can get a heavier gauge wire.
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Please locate your speakers wires, a red one, and a white or black wire. After this, remain power wires, that are just 3. A ground (usually black), a positive (usually red) and a negative (usually white), or with a stripe of these colors in the middle. Or, see your old radio, and look for power wires testing with a tester screwdriver or a tester, and look for your speakes wires. Lanzar radio has all its wires identified.
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Unfortunately I don't know what size the wire I used is. It came with the house but is was a tight fit. Other reviews I read said no to 16 gauge wire. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
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its been awhile since I installed it...I don't recall having to do any of that. Can you send me a pic of the wires or I will check mine later and reply