[ale] [OT] Recommendation for Running wire

[Chris Fowler]

You can purchase speaker wire as #18 in 100' spools at Frys for $7.
I've bought many spools.  I would prefer #20 or #22 but oddly those are
more expensive than the larger #18.  I don't use any of it for audio :)
Where else can you buy 200' of #18 for $7.  Once you split the zip you
end up with a total of 200'.  Perfect for impromptu antennas.

When houses were built in the 90s and included wires for surround
speakers they used copper.  Copper will still work today but one problem
I have at home is that any long run of any wire (CAT-5 included) turns
into a long-wire antenna and either picks up noise or radiates noise.
Unfortunately it seems that a Cisco 2900 switch is a noisy beast.  In
2010 all of us have more gadgets then we did 10 years ago.  Some of
these gadgets use switching power supplies which radiate noise.

I'm pretty sure Monster sells a shielded speaker wire but it would be
rather expensive.  If you did get noise in the speakers I would use a
couple beads on the speaker wire right before it attaches to the speaker
and the stereo system.  Due to using a HF radio I home a few of my USB
cables have beads.  My USB mouse has 4 large beads!  It was all I could
do to keep it from disconnecting every time I keyed up.


On Sun, 2010-12-12 at 03:31 -0500, Richard Bronosky wrote:
> I know this guy from the ALE list who is totally capable of running
> wire the way you describe. His name is Michael Potter. ;-)
> 
> Seriously bro, do it yourself. You'll learn a lot, have a lot of fun,
> and probably get to buy some new toys like a 54 inch Greenlee flex bit
> with placement tool and mesh cable tugger.
> http://www.all-spec.com/products/GDBITKIT.html?utm_source=amazonshopping&utm_medium=feed
> 
> I started off small, now my cable fishing adventures are the subject
> of folk songs and football pre-game motivational commentary.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardbronosky/206050887/
> I have to wear a disguise when I go to Home Depot to keep the other
> dad's from wanting to have their boys photographed with me.
> 
> On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Michael Potter <michael at potter.name> wrote:
> > Can anyone recommend someone to run some speaker wire for my surround
> > sound system?
> > I have some cat5 and some surveillance camera wire that also needs to
> > be run.  It will be an all day job and hopefully worth the drive to
> > north Alpharetta.
> > --
> > Michael Potter
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