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• Left & Right Surround Speakers: Place the left |
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and right surround speakers directly to the sides |
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• Surround Back Speakers: Place the surround |
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back speakers in the rear wall, | between 3 feet |
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Use Figure 5 as a guide. |
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Selecting the Proper Speaker Wire |
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For the best sound we recommend that you use |
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premium Sonance MediaLinQ® speaker cable, |
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which also complies with UL fire | rating codes. |
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| Figure 5: Speaker Placement in a |
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You may also experiment with audiophile brands of |
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speaker cable and interconnects, but be sure to |
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check local codes governing wire that may be installed |
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within walls or ceilings. Different brands of wire can have |
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| WIRE RESISTANCE IN OHMS VS. LENGTH OF CABLE RUN |
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different sonic characteristics, and some may be more |
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compatible with the sonic “signature” of your various |
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| Distance in Feet | 50' | 100' | 150' | 200' | 250' | 300' |
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audio system components. |
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| 20 gauge | 1.04 | 2.07 | 3.11 | 4.14 | 5.18 | 6.22 |
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For the best sound you should never use |
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| 18 gauge | .65 | 1.30 | 1.96 | 2.61 | 3.26 | 3.91 |
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wire – it will constrict the sound and diminish bass |
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| 16 gauge | .41 | .82 | 1.22 | 1.63 | 2.04 | 2.45 |
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response. Extra resistance in the speaker wire can make a |
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speaker sound less dynamic and reduce definition of the |
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| 14 gauge | .26 | .52 | .77 | 1.03 | 1.29 | 1.55 |
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bass frequencies. In extreme cases, it can even attenuate |
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| 12 gauge | .16 | .32 | .49 | .65 | .81 | .97 |
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high frequencies. Also, amplifier power is wasted in thin |
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wire with extra resistance, reducing your system’s |
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| 10 gauge | .10 | .20 | .31 | .41 | .51 | .61 |
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maximum output level. To prevent degrading sound |
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| Figure 6: Speaker Wire Resistance Table |
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quality, the total wire resistance should be less than 10% |
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of the speaker’s impedance. This means that for an |
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speaker, the total resistance of the wire should be less than 0.8 ohms. Refer to Figure 6 when selecting the proper wire gauge for your system.
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