Jul 042013
RCA AH16100SR 100 Ft. 16-Gauge Speaker Wire
- Connects speakers to AV receiver or amplifier
- Plastic spool
- 16-gauge speaker wire
- 100-foot length
- Spool provides easy and convenient installation
- 16-Guage Speaker Wire 100 Feet
- CCA, 100 feet
- Connects speakers to A/V receiver to amplifier
- Connects speakers to you’re A/V receiver or amplifier
RCA 100-foot, 16-Guage Speaker Wire connects speakers to you’re A/V receiver or amplifier. Includes a spool for easy and convenient installation.
List Price: $ 19.99
Price: $ 9.53
14 AWG should satisfy majority of installs,
As stated, this is not pure copper…it is copper clad aluminum (CCA). Cost is less, but that’s because aluminum is cheaper and more resistive than copper. I work as an engineer for a power company. Lower voltage distribution power lines used to often be made from pure copper – however it is more cost effective to use aluminum or aluminum alloys… but since the resistance is greater for these wires, the wire gauge is increased – so you need thicker wires to accomplish the same thing…however this is more cost effective. Same theory applies here…it’s not pure copper, so ideally – you should use bigger wire than what your application would require if pure copper was used.
General rule for 16 AWG wire is to keep runs at 48′ or less. Most runs aren’t that long, so 16 AWG will even satisfy most short wire installs… having said that, if you purchase the 14 AWG CCA wire – I’d imagine runs of wire up to 50′ would be acceptable.
Some reasons to shop around include corrosion resistance found in oxygen free coppers.. The other issue is unlike my power industry example, this product isn’t necessarily cost effective if you know where to shop…pure copper from bigger bargain sites (or even 12 AWG lamp cord from a local hardware store) are priced about the same as a roll of this 14 AWG wire sells for. So….having said that, you might as well purchase a better quality product given the same cost and a choice between the two.
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|good speaker cable,
I am no pro but I can say that I can not tell the difference between this speaker cable and the more expensive stuff. I’ve been doing this sort of thing for many years and always used the more expensive cables but a friend, who is in the business, told me recently that copper wire is copper wire, no matter what company you buy it from and as long as the wire is shielded properly, why pay more? Made sense to me so I tried it and guess what? He was right! I don’t have test devices to check OHM loss and all that stuff, only my ear and my ear tells me I can’t tell the difference at any volume or range. Never too old to learn something new!
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|Great,
These wires worked great. One wire has a stripe on it so you can tell them apart.
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