Philips Spooled Speaker Wire - 100ft - 16 gauge
by Philips Peripherals and Accessories
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Customer Review: I find these reviews to be funny
Summary: 4 Stars
First in response to the one guys buying guide on gauge, gauge should be decided more on the distance of the run than the wattage you use so his guide is totally wrong. 16 gauge on short runs will handle any wattage that is going to be used in a house.
If you are going to run speakers farther than 15' each speaker I would suggest 14 gauge or in wall I would suggest 14 or 12 gauge. If wire is going to be ran under carpets and walked on I would use a heavier gauge also. 12-14
As far as there being no difference between no names and big names there is a difference but it doesn't matter to most. Some styles of Monster have a special way the outer wire is wrapped which reduces interference. They also have a little tougher housing. Is it worth the difference in price to home users? Not really... For the most part most humans can not tell any difference when compared head to head and who cares what a meter can hear if you can't tell a difference with your ears?
Customer Review: Good wire, bad marking
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought 5 spools of this wire in 3 separate purchases, so obviously I think it's worth the cost. The wire is braided and both are copper (as noted in other reviews here).
My main complaint is that the markings that should show which line is which (the white stripe that should go along one of sheaths) is either very hard to see, or non-existant. 4/5 of mine had a very light white line, the other one had no marking whatsoever.
Yeah, seemed weird to me too.
A suggestion: If you're running several of these lines alongside one another (in a conduit/wall/raceway etc), look into buying some IDEAL Yellow 77 Plus Wire Pulling Lubricant - Wire pulling lubricant. It makes things go a _whole_ lot smoother. (Pun intended. ;))
In all, very happy with this wire.
Customer Review: Good Deal
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a good deal for speaker wire. Another review has stated incorrectly about the color coding. The wire IS infact coded. you can't tell from the picture but there is a, slightly, toughf to make out white line along one of the lines. It is also 16 gauge(not stated in discription)Customer Review: Great inexpensive speaker wire
Summary: 4 Stars
Not much to say here. This stuff is a decent gauge, decent price, and as usual, Amazon's shipping is excellent.
I used two rolls of this to hook up 7 speakers for surround sound.
As others have noted, it is difficult to see the marking on the one wire, but not a big deal.
Customer Review: Great Quality
Summary: 4 Stars
The quality is great. A little difficult to identify + / polarity markings, but for the price it is really worth all the savings.