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lawndart
10-26-2010, 10:50 AM
What would you recommend for speaker wire for a pair of fronts? Monitor 70s to receiver. They'll be placed say, no more than 5 feet from the tv stand. Budget 50-70
mudwrx
10-26-2010, 11:18 AM
I got a 100' roll of 14 AWG from MonoPrice.com. Also got banana plugs. Can't remember the price right now but it was not expensive. Quality is good and connecting the banana plugs was pretty simple.
You obviously wouldn't need 100 feet, I used that for all my connections, including my surrounds.
schutz2106
10-26-2010, 12:20 PM
Bluejeanscable.com Great product and fast shipping.
F1nut
10-26-2010, 12:22 PM
The search feature is your friend.
steveinaz
10-26-2010, 12:35 PM
How about:

http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=AQT4NF&variation=6PSPSP

Highly rated budget cable that you could very well live with for a long time.
lawndart
10-26-2010, 02:36 PM
what would be the difference between opened and closed banana clips? I assume bananas are preferred over spades? When does one chose one over the other?
Keiko
10-26-2010, 02:42 PM
Blue Jeans or MonoPrice for your budget.

http://bluejeanscable.com/store/speaker/index.htm

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10239
steveinaz
10-26-2010, 02:49 PM
what would be the difference between opened and closed banana clips? I assume bananas are preferred over spades? When does one chose one over the other?

Spade or banana, the choice is yours--no performance difference really. Many prefer banana's just because of the convenience factor. If you get spades, call them and tell them what amp and speakers you have so they put the correct size spades on.
veerapaneni
10-26-2010, 04:32 PM
I have bough both BlueJeans and Monoprice and found Monoprice is not that great when compared to BlueJeans.
lawndart
10-26-2010, 04:37 PM
just realized that there is a dedicated wire forum. but thanks for your answers.
steveinaz
10-26-2010, 05:51 PM
Your welcome buddy.
inspiredsports
10-26-2010, 06:00 PM
. . . Budget 50-70 . . .

Not sure you can get them up to $70K, but here are some that push 50

. . . http://most-expensive.net/audio-cables :D
zingo
10-26-2010, 06:16 PM
http://cdn.most-expensive.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/expensive-audio-cable-coathanger.jpg
halo71
10-26-2010, 06:22 PM
^ I smell smoke. lol
F1nut
10-26-2010, 07:36 PM
http://cdn.most-expensive.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/expensive-audio-cable-coathanger.jpg

Hehe....:D
lawndart
10-27-2010, 03:51 PM
comedians I tell ya
Joe08867
10-27-2010, 04:36 PM
I guess he is gone but he can get 20' of Kimber 4PR for 60 - 70 bucks.

I use it and love it.
steveinaz
10-27-2010, 05:01 PM
That's another excellent choice.
lawndart
10-27-2010, 06:19 PM
i went to monoprice and got 100 ft of 12guage and some banana connectors.
comfortablycurt
10-27-2010, 11:29 PM
i went to monoprice and got 100 ft of 12guage and some banana connectors.

You coulda done better. The Monoprice stuff is cheap...but I wasn't very impressed with it. You can do much better for not much more money in my experience.
ben62670
10-28-2010, 12:49 AM
You coulda done better. The Monoprice stuff is cheap...but I wasn't very impressed with it. You can do much better for not much more money in my experience.

Agreed