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advice or suggestions for beginner on cables

Hi. I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction for cables. I want to consider speaker cables for throughout my house for both hifi and hometheater roles. the longest run would be 20 ft. I am wanting to spend 2 to 3 dollars per foot. I am really new to this and there are just so many speaker cables out there, so any advice would be much appreciated. Most of my speakers are B&W if that makes a difference. Thanks again.

Bill
pharsyd
ajidamoo
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I would definitely look at Analysis Plus Oval 14 Hometheatre. I believe these are about 3.50 a foot but are well worth it. I was loaned these and used them in my system while waiting for the Oval Twelves to arrive. They are very good cables. Audio Advisor has them at audioadvisor.com
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viridian
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Just keep in mind that, if you wish to run them within your walls, they must be certified for that use. The standard for fire retardance is greater for this application.
mwilson
430 posts
 
I second Ajidamoo's suggestion - I use the Analysis Plus Oval 14 hometheater cables for ~ 50' underfloor runs to the rears and they're just great. I also have the bigger, better Oval 9's as my front speaker cables and absolutely love them. The Oval 14 HTs are CL3 fire rated for in-wall use. These are very natural sounding cables - no vices. The 14 HT's are $3/foot most places.
ohlala
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Would it make sense for Pharsyd to buy less expensive cable for the rear speakers, so he could spend more for the fronts? I'd look in to some used Cardas Crosslink or Twinlink.
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