Amazon Basics 12-Gauge Speaker Wire 99.9% Oxygen Free Copper 61m OFC

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Amazon Basics 12-Gauge Speaker Wire 99.9% Oxygen Free Copper 61m OFC

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Was last on HUKD in mid-January.

I've had the smaller variant on a price tracker and forgot all about it (purchased my cable elsewhere!).

The 30.5m (12-gauge) option is £35.66 today amazon.co.uk/dp/…h=1

The 30.5m (14-gauge) option is £22.99 amazon.co.uk/dp/…h=1

61 m of 12-gauge speaker wire for connecting speakers to an A/V receiver or amplifier
99.9% oxygen-free copper (OFC); delivers high-quality undistorted signals to and from audio equipment
Color-coded (red and black) for clear polarity; durable yet flexible white insulated exterior jacket
CL2 rated for in-wall use; comes wrapped around a hard plastic spool for convenient dispensing

Turns out the 61m option has been this price for a while! - good to have another reminder about it, I suppose! keepa.com/

Hate to say it, but the UK reviews for the 12-gauge, 61m option are all Vine reviewers!

As ever with audio products, opinions differ about any notable difference in audio quality, and also how easy the cable is to work with, whether it's suitable for in-wall installations: see here

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Edited by louiselouise, 16 hours ago

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16 h, 1 m ago
Speaker cable makes no difference at all, it's a connection nothing else. I saw a demo where someone used a coat hanger Vs cable that costs thousands. In at least half the blind tests people picked the hanger it's BS. Keep money for your components
15 h, 22 m ago
you are completely wrong. It is a connection but it is an analogue connection so the quality of that connection is important. Quality deteriorates with distance, as well as the quality and guage of the conductor. I inherited bell-wire surround speaker wire and replaced it with (inexpensive) but decent cable. Difference is night and day. a litle knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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16 h, 9 m ago
This is all subjective, but here's a video comparing three types (16 Gauge CCA - Amazon Basics / 14 Gauge OFC / and this variety: 12 Gauge OFC - Amazon Basics)
Do Speaker Cables Make a Difference 🎶from UTILITARIAN TV (June 2022):

Youtube isn't the best way to discern audible differences - maybe headphones might help but I must not have "golden ears"! (My decades of headphone abuse likely affects my hearing - suppose age has a part to play).

I see this review a lot (surely 'Virgil' should be a Vine reviewer ) - is it a meme and I'm just not getting it?
edit: Also, seems this is the same cable but the 14 Gauge 99.9% OFC 30.5m / 100ft variant (he also has concerns that this doesn't say 'CL2' on the wire, for wall installation legal requirements. This was also highlighted in the Amazon reviews).

Amazon Basic In Wall Speaker Wire Review from ADD is multitasking (November 2020):
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15 h, 9 m ago
Interesting thread I've had qed micro in my current set up for last 10 years...moving house and can't rip them up from under wooden floor so was looking at some new high end cabling...thanks to this thread, and then subsequent reading of various articles have ascertained high end cabling is just a marketing con...saves me a fair few quid for new house! Cheers ✌️
15 h, 5 m ago
Spot on, I've just learnt a hard lesson, I spent a fortune on 2 X QED XT40I with Banana plugs to replace really cheap old cable I used I get free with a cheap Q acoustics home cinema system 15 years ago. Literally no difference! I couldn't believe it after all the marketing spiel the shop gave me that I would 'hear tighter bass, clearer mids, more detail '
14 h, 45 m ago
Not used this speaker wire, and thought like everyone else, but speaker wire can make a difference.
13 h, 7 m ago
These should be the only cables you should consider otherwise you are doing your equipment a disservice
12 h, 35 m ago
No gold... I'm out...
11 h, 56 m ago
Super duper cables are just marketing sillyness. On paper with specialist equipment you may see very limited returns on a high end system.

However not all cable is the same. It's nieve to believe ANY old cable will do. It won't.
The reasons are mathematical.

If your system is pants then pants cable won't matter, but if your setup is decent and your speakers can produce a good frequency range then decent cable will maintain the quality of your audio.
Analog signals are subject to various effects. Over longer runs these effects exacerbate.

A powerful amp with powerful speakers at the other end needs something in-between to carry the current.
If you use thin bell wire you WILL lose base response at the lower end of the range. I've tested it in side by side tests and it's audibly different to a decent speaker wire.

No need for wire thick as welding wire, but wire that carries current needs to be appropriate for the job especially at high volumes and big bass, as this is when the amp is pushing some decent power down the cable.

This wire would be fine for most setups.
3 h, 54 m ago
I don't believe anyone is going to use bellwire cables to hook up speakers. Even cheaper speakers get copper wire thrown in these days..

This cable is overkill, you don't need 12 gauge unless you are making really long runs, then you 'technically' lose resistance, then whether you can actually hear anything with human ear is debatable & subjective. For most runs 14/16 gauge is fine, cheaper and way less unsightly
10 h, 35 m ago
QED 79 all the way.
Been proven for years.
3 h, 22 m ago
I have the 14 gauge and I paid £42.99 for the roll - so this is a good price. I'm not using it for anything high end, just my surround sound speakers, mostly Q acoustics. Its nice cable, good to work with, doesn't kink, easy to strip. I'd buy it again only I've got enough left over to last for ever
1 h, 35 m ago
I have a Monitor Audio Silver 200 5.1.2 setup and need some cables for my 2 rear surround speakers which will eventually be fixed to the wall behind the sofa. I reckon 15m each would do it as they will have to be routed either under the carpet and up to the loft or up the wall on each side to the loft (haven't decided yet). Will this be suitable and what gauge should I be looking at? I have used QED performance slimline for the fronts as well as this stuff for the ceiling atmos speakers.
4 m ago
i remember the good old days when a comic like WhatHiFI would review digital interconnects and make some insane claims that it improved the colours, or more rounded sound.

I remember the good old days when a comic like WhatHiFI would review digital interconnects and make some insane claims that it improved the colours or more rounded sound. (edited)