Do you think a wire larger than 18 gauge would make a difference with these speakers?
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2,contentid=5044,detail=2
Speaker RMS - 53
Subwoofer RMS - 188
Signal-to-noise ratio: 75 dB
Thx bye.
Replies (7)
swez on 07/11/2004 08:31:11
The #18 should be fine for the mid/high speakers, but the sub might be a little better off with say #12-14 gage.
Swez
aposynthesi on 07/15/2004 02:04:41
The subwoofer is actually wired to a control box, which then goes to the sound card.
Picture:
http://sunandfun101.com/aposynthesi/log_spkrs.jpg
The speaker wires are actually 20awg instead of 18... I just assumed before actually looking on the wire. I went out and bought 50 feet of 16awg for $20. I'm going to wire them through my ceiling GRIN
swez on 07/15/2004 07:16:43
Nice little spot you have to work in. Like the old hutch next to your desk too.
Through the ceiling or up to the ceiling wires?
Swez
aposynthesi on 07/15/2004 08:52:20
I WANT... to drill holes through the ceiling then run all of them to one drop point to hide the wires as much as possible... but I don't know if that's how I should be doing it.
Then after that's all done, I'd like to share the speakers with my TV somehow... that'd be rad.
aposynthesi on 07/15/2004 09:09:25
It would be awesome if I could build another enclosure for the subwoofer too... the one it's in right now just isn't working up to par with my likes.
ttocs on 07/15/2004 09:58:42
I think that you are just dealing with small computer speakers. You can upgrade the wire, but chances are you will not notice a difference. Building a new enclosure could help but it seems like alot of work for a small amoung to gain.
I was happy when I realized I had a small audiosource amp (model amp two) that was collecting dust in my closet, and my roomate had a set of satalite seperate speakers that he was gonna toss. They are small speakers as well but beat the heck out of the ones that came with the pc, now I can jam out fairly well while surfing.
You can find PC speakers on ebay for some descent deals. If you want better sound I would recommend an upgrade. After you do all this work I bet you will still be wanting more.
aposynthesi on 07/15/2004 10:22:43
Thanks, but I'm not looking for an upgrade... I was wondering if I should go higher so I wouldn't lose the signal when going a longer distance with a 20awg wire. The front speaker wires supplied with it are 6 feet, while the rears are ~15 feet.
The sound of these speakers rated higher than a $300 Klipsch Pro-Media system. I got these for $120 1.5 years ago.
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2,contentid=5044,detail=2
Speaker RMS - 53
Subwoofer RMS - 188
Signal-to-noise ratio: 75 dB
Thx bye.
Replies (7)
swez on 07/11/2004 08:31:11
The #18 should be fine for the mid/high speakers, but the sub might be a little better off with say #12-14 gage.
Swez
aposynthesi on 07/15/2004 02:04:41
The subwoofer is actually wired to a control box, which then goes to the sound card.
Picture:
http://sunandfun101.com/aposynthesi/log_spkrs.jpg
The speaker wires are actually 20awg instead of 18... I just assumed before actually looking on the wire. I went out and bought 50 feet of 16awg for $20. I'm going to wire them through my ceiling GRIN
swez on 07/15/2004 07:16:43
Nice little spot you have to work in. Like the old hutch next to your desk too.
Through the ceiling or up to the ceiling wires?
Swez
aposynthesi on 07/15/2004 08:52:20
I WANT... to drill holes through the ceiling then run all of them to one drop point to hide the wires as much as possible... but I don't know if that's how I should be doing it.
Then after that's all done, I'd like to share the speakers with my TV somehow... that'd be rad.
aposynthesi on 07/15/2004 09:09:25
It would be awesome if I could build another enclosure for the subwoofer too... the one it's in right now just isn't working up to par with my likes.
ttocs on 07/15/2004 09:58:42
I think that you are just dealing with small computer speakers. You can upgrade the wire, but chances are you will not notice a difference. Building a new enclosure could help but it seems like alot of work for a small amoung to gain.
I was happy when I realized I had a small audiosource amp (model amp two) that was collecting dust in my closet, and my roomate had a set of satalite seperate speakers that he was gonna toss. They are small speakers as well but beat the heck out of the ones that came with the pc, now I can jam out fairly well while surfing.
You can find PC speakers on ebay for some descent deals. If you want better sound I would recommend an upgrade. After you do all this work I bet you will still be wanting more.
aposynthesi on 07/15/2004 10:22:43
Thanks, but I'm not looking for an upgrade... I was wondering if I should go higher so I wouldn't lose the signal when going a longer distance with a 20awg wire. The front speaker wires supplied with it are 6 feet, while the rears are ~15 feet.
The sound of these speakers rated higher than a $300 Klipsch Pro-Media system. I got these for $120 1.5 years ago.
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