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Re: [Roadsters] OT: Living room speakers and speaker wire

To: pat@hornesystemstx.com
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] OT: Living room speakers and speaker wire
From: Eddie <eddietude@socal.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:29:29 -0800
Copper wire is copper wire, HOWEVER, the DIAMETER of the copper wire 
does make a difference.

Eddie

Pat Horne wrote:
> As stated earlier, copper wire is copper wire. The one thing I would 
> look at is the insulation on that wire. Some state 
> insurance/electrical codes require that the wire have insulation that 
> is rated for use in walls. Wire that is intended to be enclosed in a 
> wall should be rated CL2 or CL3. For the most part the CL2/3 
> insulation is rated for flame spread and smoke generation. CL3 is 
> slower burn I think.
>
> Peace,
> Pat
>
> Pete Peters wrote:
>> Currently have the living room gutted, and had one of those "while 
>> we're at
>> it" thoughts.
>> We're moving the TV downstairs to the family room, but plan to leave a
>> decent stereo upstairs. I figured running speaker wires inside the 
>> framing
>> and maybe using in-wall speakers would be cleaner. This is just a 
>> stereo,
>> not some humongous home entertainment system. I figure left, right and,
>> hopefully, a subwoofer.
>>
>> My stereo knowledge is from the 70's. Did some Googling, but 
>> everything is
>> geared to BIGGER! BIGGER! BIGGER! With 40 gazillion features and crap 
>> that
>> cost "only" hundreds of dollars.
>>
>> Haven't talked to any of the local shops yet.
>>
>> Can anyone offer some basic advice and/or point me in the right 
>> direction?
>> Offlist, of course.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Pete "you can work on the cars when the living room is done"
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