Before I bought my speaker cables, the shop also recommended oem power cables as an alternative. Of course, they were a lot thicker than normal speaker cables and supposedly also made of copper. Is this a good alternative?

AWG wire size could become crucial in this...

especially when matching with Ohm rating vs wire length of the speakers...

id proceed with caution...

Of cos if less resistance [ thicker ] than on paper its supposed to be better..

To most ppl.. it would sound d same.. but then again tis is goin into d suprnatural as we all know how subjective cbls n interconnects affect ppl [ especially audiophiles keke]

I d go wif a decent branded like belden wires which hv sum decent feedbck n user rvws..

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If your speakers are low - mid range types (ie less than 20k) i'd say there is no reason to spend big bucks on ultra high end branded speakers. I recently just wired up my hall HT system by using AWG 14 copper cables that's used for electrical wiring works. total cost around RM 80 bucks for 100m. (bought from my uncle's shop la.. normal price for that cable is around RM 220). I used about 30 meters only to wire all the rear speakers.

my system is a relatively cheap set comprising of Pioneer VSX-520 and JBL CS480 speakers. For my ears, the sound is great and able to satisfy my needs without needing to spend alot of money on cables.

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Added on February 24, 2011, 2:25 pmWhat is more important is making sure that none of your speaker cables is running parellel against electrical wires especially if you're running it on the ceiling. Had to do some adjustment initially as there were some humming noise due to interference from CFL lights.

This post has been edited by raist86: Feb 24 2011, 02:25 PM

I use astro white cable to connect to my subwoofer. I got this idea from some websites and there's even a youtube video showing how to DIY..
Sound Quality? Err.. as raist86 said, if RM20K speaker or below, there's no need to judge about cable quality..

Maybe..

Its time to re post tis :

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Specifically check out d cbl lie..

Gd read
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at audio frequencies, transmission line effect from cable is not important

so don't worry about impedance matching, so for speaker use the thickest cable you can find which will have the least DC resistance

Thanks good link.

I could only notice differences between silver and copper cables... and that's just minor difference.(sometimes even no difference)

different copper cables? i doubt there's difference

Btw, make sure your copper cable is fully copper, not copper jacket aluminium cables. A lot of electrical shops are now selling those cheap copper jacket aluminium cables but saying that they are full copper. If possible, buy those certified for electrical installation works as they have to be full copper.

The other way is to take a look at the cross section of the cables under bright light. If you can spot silver color in the mids of copper, then it's copper coated aluminium cables. DO NOT USE THOSE.