what cables or wires would i need to connect my amplifier ?

Question

i have got the sherwood newcastle audio/video receiver r-945rds amplifier, but have never got round to connecting it. I have all the surround speakers, 2 front speakers, centre speaker and to for the back wall, what cable or wires would i need to buy and how much would they cost as i would like to use the dts 5.1 surround connection as soon as possible,

Answer 1

You need speaker cables. Inexpensive quality solution is a double run (two pairs, twisted) of RadioShack 12ga speaker wire.

You did not mention a subwoofer, which is usually powered, and needs a RCA terminated interconnect cable.

Answer 2

Hi there.When it comes to choosing speaker cables there are a couple of things to consider.Basically there are two types of cable,solid core and multistrand.Each manufacturer claims his design (solid or stranded)is the best.Ideally a speaker cable should have a low but matched resistance and inductance combined with a low capacitance.Finding such a cable is not easy due to the fact the manufacturer does not have the impedance characteristics with his cable.So we are back to the beginning.Do we go for solid core or multistrand. Most cables are multistrand usually silver coated copper wires twisted inside the insulation.It is hard to advise what to go for .Probably multi strand copper wire 12 gauge insulated will probably be ok.And regardless of what others say in a high fidelity system with above average components it is possible to hear a difference in sound between various speaker cables.


Ignore the thumbs down.They do not understand what i am saying.They are not audiophiles.