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Some forums can only be seen by registered members. View detailed profile Advanced or search site with Search Forums Advanced. I am totally out of my league here and I need help. My new house is pre-wired to have whole house sound, but all I have is a Cat 5 in the wall in the kitchen and some speaker in the ceiling holes. I understand how to do the speakers, but how or what do I use to connect the Cat 5 wiring into something that makes sound.

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Thread starter MisterJackson Start date Apr 3, Sidebar Sidebar. Forums Consumer Electronics Audio Components. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Previous Next. MisterJackson Lifer. Jun 19, 10, 1 I actually have some decent speaker wire, but I need to replace it for certain reasons. That and I need longer wiring than what I currently have on my four rear speakers.

I have plenty of Cat5 handy. My question is, is it decent quality and is there a special way to run it? Thanks in advance. Nov 10, 5, 51 Cat5 would be a poor choice for speaker wire. The inside wires are just too small and fragile. Aug 6, 31, 41 Actually Cat5 is a very popular way to do speaker wires but I don't use it and haven't tried it so I can't provide any personal experience beyond the multitude of guides out there.

PurdueRy Lifer. Nov 12, 13, 4 0. Originally posted by: MisterJackson I actually have some decent speaker wire, but I need to replace it for certain reasons. Sep 30, 85, 9, Originally posted by: jtvang Cat5 would be a poor choice for speaker wire. Jun 29, 6, 0 0. I've used everything from lamp cord, solid copper romex, cat5, low voltage cable and gasp! Originally posted by: heyheybooboo I've used everything from lamp cord, solid copper romex, cat5, low voltage cable and gasp!

Feb 1, 9, 1, I used cat5 for digital audio and it didnt work. You need a thicker gage and better isolaton. I doubt it would be a good choice for speakers, especially if your run is 20 feet or more. Gillbot Lifer. Jan 11, 28, 17 Originally posted by: sportage I used cat5 for digital audio and it didnt work. Nov 12, 3, 0 Clearly Monster Cables will be suitable for this situation, get the good stuff man. EvilYoda Lifer. Apr 1, 21, 9 I use a DIY Canare star quad cable right now.

Oct 9, 5, 0 0. As long as you use Monster brand cat5, you should be okay. Originally posted by: Rio Rebel As long as you use Monster brand cat5, you should be okay.

Originally posted by: sdifox Originally posted by: Rio Rebel As long as you use Monster brand cat5, you should be okay. Originally posted by: heyheybooboo Originally posted by: sdifox Originally posted by: Rio Rebel As long as you use Monster brand cat5, you should be okay.

Originally posted by: montypythizzle Originally posted by: heyheybooboo Originally posted by: sdifox Originally posted by: Rio Rebel As long as you use Monster brand cat5, you should be okay. You must log in or register to reply here. Audio Components 16 Jun 23, K Overhead speakers placement 5.

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And when you're starting to use the bandwidth of the higher specced cables, care has to be taken with the routing, installation and termination or they won't meet the stated specs and standards. I have seen plenty of "sparky" installed V line projects using alarm multicore bell wire and Cat5. Seem to get away with it. Not really best practice though, can't say I fancy it myself. New Posts. Members Profile. Post Reply. Matt Stolton - Technical Director!!! Twirl wrote: st3fan wrote: dylan-penguinmedia wrote: TechnoChef wrote: Jokes aside, would cat5 handle line level signals? Would be a good, neat way of getting audio feeds from my studio to the living room and back again!

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Whether you call it Cat5, Cat-5, Cat5e, or even the newfangled Cat6, it remains the best cable in modern history. Never has the humble element Cu copper been so adaptable, flexible, and amazingly helpful in so many areas. This article explains how you can utilize Category 5 cabling to route just about any kind of multimedia or network signal over short, medium or long distances, and many tidbits of extremely helpful information and links to products to help make your life much easier. Cat5 cable is not just for networking. It's not your father's cable.

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LOG IN. Do you think they sound as good as a mid priced cable you would buy? He said some AMPS may become unstable and need a Zobel network has any one had that problem with them? Edit Delete. CAT5 is not made for audio. I would avoid it and would certainly never modify an amp to accomodate it. I braided up a pair of biwire Cat5's BIG improvement over what I had, though admittedly I was starting from a pretty basic cable.

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We purchased a surround sound system, and I'm throwing around the idea of using Cat5 through the attic to wire the rear speakers to the back of the living room, using about 35 feet of cable. The rear speakers are Watts each, and I wasn't sure if this was even possible. And if so, would it be possible to use two pairs for positive and two for negative, allowing me to run one cat5 cable for both speakers? I'll run it to a single wall mount where both speakers will tie into. Just curious

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ProSoundWeb Community. Please login or register. Hi, We have an existing stage that is concrete. We have conduit runs buried in the concrete to the sub woofers which are at the front of the stage. The 12 Ga wire to the Martin Subs are all twisted pairs - one pair per conduit. Now we are considering putting LCD confidence monitors in front of the stage for the vocalists.

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