? on wiring up surround sound..

**SleepingB18** · 11-02-2009, 09:54 PM

I thinking of using CAT5e wire to go from speakers to the receiver. using the solid wire's and twising them together and then the other pair for the other side. Ive been looking at some "Boxed theater" setups and most of them run from 60hz to 80hz.. the CAT5e is good up to 250hz.. Do you think I would have an issue just using that wire VS. actual speaker wire? Ive never looked into home audio till now and finding ways to utilize my material I get from work in the mix.

**BAMF** · 11-02-2009, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SleepingB18

I thinking of using CAT5e wire to go from speakers to the receiver. using the solid wire's and twising them together and then the other pair for the other side. Ive been looking at some "Boxed theater" setups and most of them run from 60hz to 80hz.. the CAT5e is good up to 250hz.. Do you think I would have an issue just using that wire VS. actual speaker wire? Ive never looked into home audio till now and finding ways to utilize my material I get from work in the mix.

Why the fuck would you do something like that? Just go buy some stereo wire. I doubt the Cat5e strands will hold the wattage, anyhow.

Or go buy IP Speakers and run all the Cat5e you want for them.

**SleepingB18** · 11-02-2009, 10:16 PM

aight, thanks!

IamSuprAwsum · 11-03-2009, 10:34 AM

That does sound kind of retarded. Speaker wire is a thicker gauge for a reason.

Duceanahalf · 11-03-2009, 10:58 AM

yeah, whats the guage of cat 5e? 28, 30? speaker wire is 12-16

**MianoSM** · 11-03-2009, 11:23 AM

Wow.

TNathe · 11-03-2009, 11:47 AM

no to mention network cabling is waaay more expensive than speaker wire. I mean, it WOULD work, but why??? What may ask was your reasoning?

**BAMF** · 11-03-2009, 11:53 AM

I honestly think he was reading about IP speakers and went off on a tangent.

**satanshatch** · 11-03-2009, 02:41 PM

Use regular speaker wire. Further distance you're running the larger gage you should use with in reason. 12g should be just fine with a Box SS System.

**SleepingB18** · 11-03-2009, 08:59 PM

I honestly don't know what I was thinking.. lol!

**Josh** · 11-03-2009, 09:11 PM

this reminds of that thread from another board where someone cut some pins off of an AGP card in attempts to get it to fit in a PCI slot. you heard me.

Trky · 11-03-2009, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh

this reminds of that thread from another board where someone cut some pins off of an AGP card in attempts to get it to fit in a PCI slot. you heard me.

Wait, that won't work?

**Josh** · 11-03-2009, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Trky

Wait, that won't work?

i can't find the post because it was made quite some time ago (as in years)....and it was a PCI-express card he cut to try and fit into an AGP slot, forgot about that.

**SleepingB18** · 11-03-2009, 10:34 PM

I remember that, that card was so fucked up..

IamSuprAwsum · 11-04-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Josh

i can't find the post because it was made quite some time ago (as in years)....and it was a PCI-express card he cut to try and fit into an AGP slot, forgot about that.

I had the picture somewhere on my pc but alas I cannot find it right now. Im pretty sure the guy just cut half the connector off of a pci-e card to fit it into a pci slot. I lol'd hard the first time I saw it.

11-02-2009, 09:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
SleepingB18 just mike.	? on wiring up surround sound.. I thinking of using CAT5e wire to go from speakers to the receiver. using the solid wire's and twising them together and then the other pair for the other side. Ive been looking at some "Boxed theater" setups and most of them run from 60hz to 80hz.. the CAT5e is good up to 250hz.. Do you think I would have an issue just using that wire VS. actual speaker wire? Ive never looked into home audio till now and finding ways to utilize my material I get from work in the mix.

11-02-2009, 10:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
SleepingB18 just mike.	aight, thanks!

11-03-2009, 10:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
IamSuprAwsum Blasphemer	That does sound kind of retarded. Speaker wire is a thicker gauge for a reason.

11-03-2009, 10:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
Duceanahalf is doing your girlfriend	yeah, whats the guage of cat 5e? 28, 30? speaker wire is 12-16

11-03-2009, 11:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
MianoSM Custom User Title	Wow.

11-03-2009, 11:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
TNathe Registered User	no to mention network cabling is waaay more expensive than speaker wire. I mean, it WOULD work, but why??? What may ask was your reasoning?

11-03-2009, 11:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
BAMF Thread TERRORIST	I honestly think he was reading about IP speakers and went off on a tangent.

11-03-2009, 02:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
satanshatch Shoe Whore	Use regular speaker wire. Further distance you're running the larger gage you should use with in reason. 12g should be just fine with a Box SS System.

11-03-2009, 08:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
SleepingB18 just mike.	I honestly don't know what I was thinking.. lol!

11-03-2009, 09:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
Josh When I read your post	this reminds of that thread from another board where someone cut some pins off of an AGP card in attempts to get it to fit in a PCI slot. you heard me.

11-03-2009, 10:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
SleepingB18 just mike.	I remember that, that card was so fucked up..