Can anyone recommend a particular model of wire strippers for these speakers cables. They seem very thick.
463910
you can use big wire strippers or one sided razor blade. you need a good set of strippers thats all.. this is the best wire, i have it on my mactonish speakers they were very $$$$. true blue wire, monster.....
38316
Get yourself some:12AWG CL2 Rated 2-Conductor Oxygen-Free Pure Bare Copper Speaker Wire Cable (For In-Wall) or for out of wall from MonoPrice.com, some Deadbolt Banana Plugs, 12-pair, By Sewell Direct and get you some Adapter Eico Amp Speaker Banana Tip Plug 24K 0551626 from eBay. Best sound ever.
197072
I used the 12 gauge wire with banana plugs on these speakers. They keep the speakers sounding neutral and precise.
1007283
Yes, they work well. I was able to use the larger of the two wire brackets. I simply installed the bracket, then spread it apart slightly to insert the back of the right angle RCA jack into the approximate position. The I put the speaker in place and used the screws that came with the speaker along with one washer from the speaker kit and one larger washer from the stand.As to getting the cable down the pipe, that was easy. Only the straight RCA jack will fit (obviously), but if you remove any kinks from the wire so that it is straight it drops right down.
1372052
I have older Bose speakers, high end. Quite satisfied with them. So far I haven't gotten into spending on fancy cables of any brand. Penny stocks might be a better bet!
232147
Yes, this does work for trimming speaker wire, but there are many better options. A regular wire stripper (looks like a pliers with different gauge holes cut in it) works well for speaker wire.
41586
Yeah, you can use normal 1/4" cables and you'll want to. The speakers sound much better with good speaker cables vs. the ones that come with the system. Good system, by the way. You'll like it.
316042
I bought them for wire leader. I also found them too large and bought a pair of electrical strippers/crimpers that worked great. I was doing light work with 10 pound test and small #2 barrel crimps.
1263672
I don't your "standard" wire. I screw 20AWG to bindind posts, bought at department store, about 10ft long, with speakers about 5ft from amplifier. Be consistent with the polarity. Those speakers are not for audio purists anyway, so any sound degradation is practically unnoticable. 18AWG is also good for home, anything thicker, stiffer and more expensive is a waste of money. Don't worry too much about what they prove with their super-expensive test equipment readings
1706166
No wire strippers. if you were good, you could use the wire cutters and strip with those. It's harder, but it works
783812
Garrett- I went to a local stereo shop and bought a high quality speaker wire. But any speaker wire will work. The better the quality the better the sound though. Hope this helps.
960376
No wire strippers needed. The wires are already stripped and tinned with solder to prevent fraying and for safety.
2155936
I did not do that, but I don't see any problem with that. They are just bare ends, so it should be easy to add speaker wire.
2164790
I would suggest using the same gauge low voltage speaker wire that came with the speakers or better yet a little larger gauge wire ( lower gauge number (#14) is a larger wire & less resistance than (#16) if you are going a very long distance between the speakers. I have not purchased a spool for a while but standard #16 gauge insulated wire will probably do what you need and Amazon or Wal-Mart probably has a 100 ft. spool available online or in the store. Hope this helps!
769377
In my recollection the wires are directly hard wired into the speaker side. They would require some type of splice though they are bare wired with spring posts on the stereo side. Really thin wires at that. Possibly 22 gauge or smaller.
1177124
For speaker wire I'd use something other than staples. You don't want to risk puncturing the wire. But if you insist, then yes. This will do the job.
968252
If my memory serves me correct, the speakers didn't come with speaker wire. I bought a roll of medium gauge speaker wire. The thicker the wire the better the low end sound. I'm not talking about monster cable, but not the smallest gauge wire especially if you want to spread them out about twenty feet or more. I have about 15 feet of wire on mine.Hope this helps.