| Question: What does this cable look like? |
| Standard Speaker Cable
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Megacable Speaker Cable
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| Question: What variations of this cable are available? |
Answer: The primary variations in speaker wire are in gauge, insulation color, cable quality and cable style.
Gauge indicates the size of the conductor, with a smaller gauge indicating a larger wire. Larger gauge wire is a more effective conductor.
The insulation colors vary for individual preference, to allow the wires to best blend in against a wall.
| Cable Quality |
Advantage |
| Standard |
Costs less |
| Megacable |
High copper content and large conductors lower resistance, allowing for higher power transfer |
| High-amperage |
Thicker insulation and rated for higher temperatures which can occur with high-amperage operation |
| Cable Style |
Advantage |
| Round |
Standard cable |
| Flat |
For routing along walls or under carpet or baseboard |
| Dual-conductor |
Standard for stereo speaker connections |
| Single-conductor |
Standard for mono speaker connections |
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| Question: What is this cable used for? |
Answer: Speaker cable is used to connect the speaker outputs on audio devices such as a receiver or amplifier to the inputs on the speaker(s).
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| Question: What connector or connectors are used with this cable? |
Answer: Speaker cable can be used bare or with pin, banana, spade or ring terminals.
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| Question: Where can I get this type of cable? |
Answer: Speaker cable can be ordered on-line, through your local RadioShack store, or by calling our order center at 800-241-8742.
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