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[Tyler Bernard]

I can not for the life of me, on the internet, local hardware stores, or electrical outlet suppliers find a friggin' roll of pro-audio grade speaker wire. I want 200ft of black 14-2 flexible wire and I want it cheap!! If ebay sellers can sell 100'of cable WITH ends (neutric or 1/4") for $50 or less, then they must be buying rolls of the stuff for pennies a foot.

Please help.

[Mac Kerr]

Tyler Bernard wrote on Tue, 09 September 2008 20:06

I can not for the life of me, on the internet, local hardware stores, or electrical outlet suppliers find a friggin' roll of pro-audio grade speaker wire. I want 200ft of black 14-2 flexible wire and I want it cheap!! If ebay sellers can sell 100'of cable WITH ends (neutric or 1/4") for $50 or less, then they must be buying rolls of the stuff for pennies a foot. Please help.

What is this "pro-audio grade" you speak of?

If they are selling lots of cables, they're buy it in large quantity. They get a discount for that.

Mac

[Ivan Beaver]

Any Horizon dealer (and many others as well) can get you what you want, in any length up to 1000'.

What do you consider "cheap"?

Remember-you get what you pay for.  

[Tyler Bernard]

I have found some horizon dealers in my area.

"Cheap" would hopefully be somewhere around  $.20-$.30/foot. Tomorrow I will find out more from the dealer.

Thanks fellas.

[Silas Pradetto]

http://www.cameltraders.com/product_info.php?cPath=60_40& ;products_id=1101

[Hal Bissinger/COMSYSTEC]

I too would like to know what you consider "pro grade speaker wire" and where you are going to use it. I don't know if SJ electrical cord meets your specifications.

As far as cheap goes, with SCRAP insulated copper wire like that SJ cord fetching $2 a pound what do you think you are going to pay for new stuff? I guess you haven't noticed that the cost of copper and steel has been going through the roof for quite a while. Probably those people who sell it cheap have had it lying around for a long time or it's not what you think it is.

-Hal

[Silas Pradetto]

If you want the best, ProCo Power Plus is probably your best bet. Be prepared to spend big money.

http://www.fullcompass.com/product/310450.html

[John Birchman, CTS]

Can you use "Pro" and "Cheap" to describe the same cable???


John

[Silas Pradetto]

John Birchman, CTS wrote on Wed, 10 September 2008 14:54

Can you use "Pro" and "Cheap" to describe the same cable??? John

Are you replying to me? Because that doesn't make any sense--I gave an example of SJ cord that's fine at a low price and an example of top quality at a top price. Nowhere is there a contradiction.

[John Birchman, CTS]

Sorry, no Silas, to the thread in general, wanting pro-audio grade speaker wire, cheap.

Kind of like Military Intelligence, or Deafening Silence.

John