Cabling up a 6 by 6m room. How much is enough

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Hi all,

I am in the process of putting together a system.... All up the receiver and
speakers will set me back 3,500 (almost 2,800 on speakers) and the rest on a
capable receiver....

By the way those values above were in Aussie Dollars (so about 1,500 pounds,
or 2,800 approx USD)

My question is simple for a 6m by 6m room what kind of budget should i be
expecting.....
If i have to budget for better price cabling i would prefer the high end
stuff on the fronts and centre, and a lower quality on the
backs...........as to run the stuff up the wall and through the roof will
require about 10 metres on each back speaker... (i know i have a current
system surrounds mounted back there).

Your help will be much appreciated..

regards,
anthony

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nabob33@hotmail.com Wrote:
> Weichert O'Donohoe Family wrote:-
> Hi all,
>
> I am in the process of putting together a system.... All up the
> receiver and
> speakers will set me back 3,500 (almost 2,800 on speakers) and the
> rest on a
> capable receiver....
>
> By the way those values above were in Aussie Dollars (so about 1,500
> pounds,
> or 2,800 approx USD)
>
> My question is simple for a 6m by 6m room what kind of budget should i
> be
> expecting.....
> If i have to budget for better price cabling i would prefer the high
> end
> stuff on the fronts and centre, and a lower quality on the
> backs...........as to run the stuff up the wall and through the roof
> will
> require about 10 metres on each back speaker... (i know i have a
> current
> system surrounds mounted back there).
>
> Your help will be much appreciated..-
>
> Buy a big spool of generic 12-gauge zipcord, or whatever they call it
> there. In the States it'd go for no more than $1 /m, probably less in
> bulk. Really, you don't need anything better than that.
>
> bob


I agree with Bob on this one. I am in the custom audio/video business
and have discovered that hi-end cabling is mostly a sham. As long as
your impedances remain acceptable, go with the generic 12.

Bojack


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Bojack