Reddit reviews AmazonBasics RCA Audio Subwoofer Cable - 15 Feet

• A 50' Roll of this
  
• A Pair of these to strip it
  
• These to install on the ends of the speaker cable for ease-of-use
  
• One of these for your "Subwoofer"
  
  And don't be like every other neophyte here and just JAM the speakers super close together on your entertainment unit... you need to get your bookshelves about as far apart from each other, as you are sitting from them... so get some stands too.
  
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  These are affordable and adjustable.
  
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Yes, you run the subwoofer pre-out to the line in of the subwoofer using subwoofer cable. What's your current setup and budget for a subwoofer? The PSW10 isn't really a great sub. Something like the Dayton Sub-1200 would be better for not that much more.

Get an Amazon Basics subwoofer cable https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Subwoofer-Cable-15-Feet/dp/B01D5H8GYG/

Cables at BestBuy are always overpriced.

> seating for 8 persons

That means you have seating off to the side, likely diagonally, correct? What this means is that you should get bipole/dipole/radiators for your side-surrounds, and place them centered between each "row of seating" (if it's additional couches instead of seats, put them centered based on distance from furthest seating to closest seating), a pic/drawing of the room would help. Good ones that'll fit in your budget are these bipoles ($120) or its bigger brothers, this one ($150) or this one ($200, I have these, got them $100 on sale from Walmart, currently normal priced).

> I preferred the quality of Klipsch

As for your front 3 speakers, two options I have would be Klipsch, or the same company as those bipoles. For Klipsch, there are these bookshelves + matching center ($340); for Fluance, they don't have a matching center for their SX Series, so you can mix and match, or not get their SX Series, their most expensive series (Signature) bookshelves + center would be $350, so similar price to the Klipsch's, their 2^nd highest model line bookshelves + center would be $270.

For your back-surrounds, are you wall-mounting? If your are, you will want front-ported speakers. Ones that I can recommend are these Sound Appeals ($70), or actually Fluance's top 2 model lines, you can get the Signature Series ($200) or their XL7 Series ($150). You don't want dipole/dipole/radiators for back-rears, as the sound dispersion wouldn't be good (null zones or amplified zones)

Now, that brings us to the subwoofer. If you were talking like 3-4, maybe 5 people, you could just get 1 sub, however, since you are talking 8 people, you definitely want 2 subs. The reason for that is a subwoofer has sweet spots, and an 8-person seating area is definitely too large. With the speakers I recommended, if you went on the most expensive of my recommendations, that would leave us with ~$750 to play with. I would recommend two of these ($660 total) or two of these ($740 $865 total, too expensive).

Now, I'm guessing you'll also need speaker wire. I'd recommend getting at least 16 gauge (lower the # the better), and if you are going in-wall, get oxygen-free. Speaker wire is cheap, here is 100ft of 14 gauge oxygen-free speaker wire. Now, I'd also suggest getting open-screw banana plugs (likely wont fit on any speakers you are wall-mounting), just to save on some frustration with connecting the speaker wire to the speakers/receiver, I bought 2 orders of these ($16 total), they connect like this. You will also want 2 subwoofer cables (RCA's with better insulation), I bought 1 order AmazonBasics in 15ft for $9 ($18 total for you), they also come in 25ft ($20 total, so better safe than sorry). If you don't know how to place a subwoofer, here is /u/zeospantera's tutorial.

First look for similar to below used for less cost. A used stereo or AV receiver and a pair of used speakers. If you can't find all the parts used for less, then buy the rest new.

Under $350:

• Speakers: 6.5" DCM TP160 by MTX Audio $79 originally $249. Check out the recent review, New budget champ, the DCM TP160S.
  
• Amp: Dayton Audio DTA-2.1BT2 $85 mini amp or PIONEER SX-10AE $149.99 $119.99 stereo receiver. Or look for a used AV receiver if also using the speakers with a TV for better movie and TV sound than TV speakers can provide.
  
• Subwoofer: Dayton Audio SUB-1200 $139.
  
  Speaker wire and cables: Oxygen Free Pure Copper Speaker Wire or AmazonBasics then 4 Ways to Strip Wire - wikiHow. Optionally add banana plugs. Already with banana plugs AmazonBasics buy 2 for a pair 12ft each. Subwoofer Cable - 15 Feet.
  
  Home Audio Guides: Intro to home stereo systems • Zeos Tutorials, Diagrams and Videos • r/audiophile Guide to Home Audio
  
  Speaker Placement for Stereo Music Listening
  
  Speaker stands to add later: Dayton Audio SSMB24 or Monoprice Glass.

Of course, you can buy the wires longer or shorter depending on your needs. And the brand doesn’t really matter.

This kind of cable for receiver -> speakers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006LW0W5Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_PHcACb67FBW98

This for receiver-> subwoofer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D5H8GYG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_sIcACbEKE23WA

You will need to hook a music/sound source to the receiver. It’s up to you how you want to do that.

AV Receiver ($140): https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/denavrs530bt/denon-avr-s530bt-5.2-ch-x-70-watts-bluetooth-a/v-receiver/1.html

Left and Right Channels ($99): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008NCD2LG

Center Channel ($99): https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-C22-Designed-Channel-Speaker/dp/B008NCD2EI/

Subwoofer ($120): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AJHAZZ4

Speaker Wire ($12): https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-16-Gauge-Speaker-Wire-Feet/dp/B006LW0W5Y/

Subwoofer cable ($9): https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Subwoofer-Cable-15-Feet/dp/B01D5H8GYG/

High Speed HDMI Cables ($7, as many as you need): https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Certified-Premium-Ultra-Speed/dp/B074VBWPMZ/

The reason I recommend those specific HDMI cables is because I've never had any issues with Monoprice certified HDMI cables being able to properly transmit a 4K HDR signal.

subwoofer cable: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Subwoofer-Cable-15-Feet/dp/B01D5H8GYG its just a simple RCA to RCA cable, nothing special.

AmazonBasics Subwoofer Cable - 15 Feet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D5H8GYG/

Is an example.

Yupp! On the back of the amp there is a plug that says "SW". That's for the subwoofer. The subwoofer has two options. You can use both the red and the white inputs with a cable like this, or, you can just go into the one labeled "LFE" with this cable here. For the speakers, some of this cable will go into the back of the speakers and the amplifier.

Does that help?

NEW Denon 1500 - $299 CloseOut Price.......

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_033AVX1500/Denon-AVR-X1500H.html

DCM 3 piece CloseOut Priced (Reviews have compared then to Infinity Reference R152/162)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Pair-of-6-5-Bookshelf-Speakers-with-2-Way-Center-Channel-Speaker-DCM-MTX/174060660626

Polk HTS 10 or HTS12 Sale Priced ( I would Get 2 HTS 10 or 1 Now, 1 Later)

https://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Subwoofer-Technology-Experience/dp/B075M34866

https://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Subwoofer-Technology-Experience/dp/B075LQ2TNQ

or step up to SVS On Sale

https://www.svsound.com/collections/nsd-series/products/sb12-nsd

Sub Cable:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D5H8GYG

Speaker Wire

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Speaker-Wire-14-Gauge-Oxygen-Free/dp/B0758CSSF2

You need this https://www.lowes.com/pd/RCA-Black-3-Wire-Plug/3701834 hooked to the subwoofer spot on your Pre-Out section on your amp.

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Subwoofer-Cable-15-Feet/dp/B01D5H8GYG something like these going from the 2 female ends on the splitter from the subwoofer pre out to each of the subwoofer IN on each speaker.

Then disconnect the jumper so only the speaker wire goes to the SPEAKER red and black on the speakers.

Link says it’s discontinued. Try the amazon basics cables, or monoprice. Good value, high quality. Like this: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Subwoofer-Cable-15-Feet/dp/B01D5H8GYG/ref=sxin_3_pb?crid=3KSMGRNBVJ54H&keywords=rca+cable&pd_rd_i=B01D5H8GYG&pd_rd_r=3da7e7df-1300-4472-a9df-ef86399f6929&pd_rd_w=IXDw8&pd_rd_wg=5aO8g&pf_rd_p=9f3d6e11-70d1-47bb-b5b9-f5fb86d89458&pf_rd_r=R6QG3NKMCPZXXDADGH47&qid=1573520542&s=electronics&sprefix=rca+c%2Caps%2C223

For the subs either the SUB1500 or BIC F12 will be great. Whichever you choose is really up to you. The 1500 will have more overhead for larger rooms and open floor plans. When using a receiver, you connect it using a single RCA cable like this.

The Denon is great and I actually brought it up in another thread a day or two ago. Excellent unit for the price, and reasonably future proof.

Speaker wire doesn't really matter. For a short run even the copper clad aluminum stuff like this will be fine. If you want complete peace of mind then this Media Bridge wire is as good as you'd ever need.

For speakers, I'm going to say it's definitely worth it to spend more than the Miccas for a livingroom home theater setup, they would be underwhelming. The Fluance SX6 isn't really a good speaker without significant corrections. So I'd say yes go for the Elac B5 but....for the price range I think that sound signature is too much of a concession for me. The Polk S15 objectively measures better. They can be found used on Amazon and eBay all the time if you want to jump up to the larger S20.

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Subwoofer-Cable-15-Feet/dp/B01D5H8GYG

Yeah the Insignia cable is very thin. Would this be a better option? Says it is shielded. I'm also wondering if this one would be even better since it has L/R on one end. I'll do an Amazon chat to see what the return policy would be.

Edit: Was told I could return free of charge either or both cables if need be. Guess I'll order both and see how they work.

I want to connect my Klipsch r15pm's to my subwoofer. What cable would I use? Would this do the trick? Cheers.

>Very helpful, thanks.

Good I'm glad. You're welcome.

>So optimal would be this into the sub and this into the receiver, correct?

Not really optimal but more so optional. It uses 6dB of headroom you might not need to use if the sub's auto on feature is sensitive enough so it's not a must have. If you just want to use one though I'd get a different splitter. My old Mediabridge cables had connectors that went on like the jaws of a pit bull and I almost pulled my AV receiver off it's rack trying to take them off. I'd try Monoprice or better yet Kabeldirekt on Amazon for the splitter. Also remember it's not going to make the sub louder at all.

Very helpful, thanks.

So optimal would be this into the sub and this into the receiver, correct?

How do you tell if the speaker is passive or Powered? Mine are passive from what you've told me, but i'm curious how to identify this in the future.

Should i buy two sets of Crutchfields and one RCA Audio Subwoofer Cable - 15 feet?

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