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In-Wall Long Runs of Speaker Cable

I am going to be setting up a home theater system in my living room and need to run the speaker cable through the wall. Going through the archives it looks like Canare seems to be the standard. Is that still the case? Anyone use the LAT International in-wall cable, the Belden cable from Blue Jean Cables or anything else with satisfied results? I would like to stay around $2-3/foot. I appreciate any suggestions.

Scott
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vman71
218 posts
 
As Eldartford said, make sure that it's certified for in-wall use. I bought a 150ft spool of in-wall Monster wire for $15. Honestly, for rear channels, I don't think that you need to spend a lot of money.
somec59
244 posts
 
Home Depot makes a stranded cable for their outdoor low voltage garden lights, which is suitable for most rear surround applications
jwpstayman
279 posts
 
Scott- for my money, you can't beat Kimber Kwik 12 speaker cable which is in-wall rated and an excellent product that can even be used as a bi-wire. At $1.85/ft it is hard to imagine anything available that is better quality or value.
rugyboogie
178 posts
 
Hi Scott
One of the things to watch is that your wire / wires are fire rated. The wires that are not rated for in-wall use give of toxic fumes.in the event of a fire.
You probably never have to worry about this but it good to be safe. If you want to use non rated wires I would suggest to use a conduit. This way you can change your cables any time provided you use large diameter conduit.
Good luck.
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