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Review on πŸ”Š Monoprice 102821 Access Series 14AWG CL2 Rated 2-Conductor Speaker Cable - 250ft Fire-Safe In-Wall Rated, White PVC Jacketed, 99.9% Oxygen-Free Pure Bare Copper by Shawn Reiter

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great cable!

I ordered and received a Monoprice cable. The coating of the wire speaks of a monocene. I'm not an audiophile, but PLEASE don't be fooled by the "high" cable and wire marketing demons. Unless you're Superman or a dog and don't have Uber hearing, you'll save $$$ on your electronics where it matters. I used this cable to make my own beefy speaker coax cables to replace the "too short" cables that came with my Vizio 5.1 soundbar. / Satellite speaker system (54" system here at Revain. Great system by the way) I used premium Monoprice RCA connectors here at Revain as well. People say these connectors are too heavy to attach wires. Yes, if you don't know how to solder it properly you are making a mess and blaming the product. I'm not an experienced solderer, but I've watched a lot of YouTube videos and looked at photos. And then I practiced a bit with a decent soldering iron. I made no mistakes and the cables worked perfectly the first time. 12 gauge copper speaker wire is ideal for making your own speaker wire. It was too big for what I did with the RCA connectors. but i got it to work. 14 or 16 gauge wire would have been better and probably sufficient for the purpose, but I wanted 12. Learn how to solder, use a good soldering iron at the right temperature for the solder, tin the ends of the copper wires first of the speaker (not an optional step) and do it. The correct soldering temperature is important for strong solder joints. And also. Do not leave the iron on the copper wire for too long or you may melt the cable jacket. I probably kept it too long but the sheathing of this mono price wire held up well. Now I have 5.1 surround sound :-) Laid cables in the attic? Solder the wires first :-)

Pros
  • 99.95% pure oxygen free bare copper conductors
Cons
  • Some errors