Before this I was using only Monster THX for surround but since my run is more than 50ft I have to get a bigger cable than 16awg to reduce the resistance. So now I'm using QED Original (about 13awg). Good improvement for the surround especially during peak volume.

Anyway just for reference...

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For those who doesn't know what AWG your cable is...

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Remember you must measure only the diameter of copper inside and not together with the insulation

Why did I choose 13awg cable over a bigger cable like 12 awg or maybe even 10awg? Got a few reason.

1) Smaller cable easier to route (we are talking about surround speakers after all).
2) The bigger the cable will reduce resistance for sure but at the same time capacitance will increase. High capacitance over a longer distance will loose the higher part of audio signal. Not good for surround eh where usually carry mostly mid n high of those special effect audio.

That's why you need to know what is the optimal size for the length you are running and not simply hentam the biggest cable you can afford

QED One only available in 10m or 20m length. Cost is about RM80 for 10m.

if ur system cost rm800 then it's ok to use rm80 cable. if ur system is 8k then malu lah

http://www.futureshop.co.uk/qed-one-incogn...-10m-p-787.html

not the owner. the avr and speakers malu coz they use cheap cable

It depends on your speaker. If you have what I called "lazy" speakers such as Wharfedale, MS, PSB, etc then silver cable will help to bring out the details. Speaker on the bright side like my Klipsch sounded better with copper cable.

For example my previous QED SA XT sounded good with PSB but make the Klipsch sounded so thin. QED XT300 which is not silver plated sounded better with Klipsch.

That's what I thought before until I tried Chord Carnival SilverScreen

Expensive possibility but yeah...

unless you can smell it

for movies cap ayam cable also can but good cables can give clear dialog, more ambiance and heightened surround effect.

If you have bright surround speakers, better choose pure copper cable. If you have the "lazy" one then silver plated is better.

If you wall mount then using banana on speaker side might not be possible. If that's the case then Silver Anniversary would be a better choice than SA XT coz SA XT a bit difficult to terminate bare wire because of the aircore tube.