“What's the best speaker wire to use? 16 or 12 guage? Also, is it better to put the banana plugs on the ends of the speaker wire? Hooking up to a Denon Receiver.”
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I have mine hooked to a Denon as well. I use the monster cables with the flat ends and they seal better on these types of posts
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.12 guage would be the best. Although 16 guage would be OK for shorter runs, I still wouldn't use 16. Use 14 guage instead, especially if you want to save some money on speaker wire. I would also recommend banana plugs. It makes it easier to change speakers or move things around, especially when you need to get to the back of your amplifier. Banana plugs also minimize or eliminate the potential of the stranded speaker wire making a short across the amplifier outputs/speaker when you are making/changing connections. If you don't use banana plugs,you should at least tin the exposed end of the speaker wire with a good lead-free solder.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.12 guage might be to thick for plugs, get a piece of each ,see if u hear a different, hope this helps, I plug everything ,that just me , 5 pair¢er
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You can use 16 to 12 gauge. No need for banana plugs to connect to speaker.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It depends on how long of a run you have and how much power you are using. my room is 30" front to back so I use 12ga. all 6 speakers and 10ga. for the two subs. smaller wire can make more heat in the wire when using a lot of power, I run 300 watts on the 6 speakers and 1000 watts on the subs. hope this helps.
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