Is good speaker wire really worth it?

[Thunder Dan]

I have a 650 watt JBL stereo hooked up to my TV/DVD/IPOD all that. The sound is really good on it, and I have all Monster cables hooked from my plug-ins. My question is that I'm running the speaker wire they gave me from the factory (it's not a large gage, but it's not super thin). If I would buy some nice speakerwire would I notice much of a difference in the sound?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

if you get a lower gauge wire it would help.

[leemajors]

monster mark up.

[Thunder Dan]

monster mark up.

yeah I know it's over priced

[MoSpur]

I think you will get a better sound by upgrading to better wire.

[frequency]

a thicker gauge is usually better but it depends on the length of wire your going to run to the speakers.
More than 100': 12ga
Between 40-100': 14ga
Less than 40': 14-16ga

[Thunder Dan]

a thicker gauge is usually better but it depends on the length of wire your going to run to the speakers.
More than 100': 12ga
Between 40-100': 14ga
Less than 40': 14-16ga

that is good to know. I have alot of excess wire I never cut off, but if that makes a difference that is really good to know

[remingtonbo2001]

Depends how anal you are about your sound.

To the average ear, there probabily isn't much of a difference.

[leemajors]

Depends how anal you are about your sound.

To the average ear, there probabily isn't much of a difference.
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Further, when music was played through the coat hanger wire, we were asked if what we heard sounded good to us. All agreed that what was heard sounded excellent, however, when A-B tests occured, it was impossible to determine which sounded best the majority of the time and which wire was in use.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

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