I need to extend my speaker cable....

kevsta1970

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Hi, hopefully someone on the forums can provide me with some advice with the issue I am currently facing.

The room has just been decorated and the provided speaker cable has been run and placed in walls etc. Unfortunately I have not been left with the expeected amount of cable protruding from the wall. As I see I now only really have 2 options: -

i) Get a wall mounted speaker plate and then connect to my amp with banana plugs and additional lengths of cable. Seems a good option although the height of the wall plate means that it might not be hidden by furniture which may not impress the better half too much

ii) Join 2 lengths of cable together to give me the required length. If going this route what options do I have? Is the 'twist the 2 cables together' recommended or will it be best to solder.

Grateful for peoples advice. I need to get moving on this before some of the finishing touches on the room are performed
 

scene

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If you've put your cable in trunking in the wall you could pull through some new cable, which is the best solution.

Actually - how short are you, and could you pull a bit more cable through and reduce the amount at the other end?

Joining speaker cable isn't really such a good idea, and the faceplate solution is the best of a bad world, but I realise it may not meet with OH approval :mad:
 
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I had to join some cable together for my rear speakers, so I twisted and then soldered the joint, then used electrical tape to cover it. I can't say I've had any problems with anything at all and it sounds fine to me :)
 

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eean said:
I had to join some cable together for my rear speakers, so I twisted and then soldered the joint, then used electrical tape to cover it. I can't say I've had any problems with anything at all and it sounds fine to me :)

Actually, good point. If it's for the rear speakers, joining cable shouldn't be so much of an issue - depends on the cable. What is the cable?
 

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Solder and heatshrink would give the best and neatest result but I suppose you could simply use something like a wago connector with some insulating tape.
 

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d4v3pum4 said:
Solder and heatshrink would give the best and neatest result but I suppose you could simply use something like a wago connector with some insulating tape.

My local dealer offered to solder some extra on to mine.
 

kevsta1970

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Thank you for all the responses. I will be going with the twist and solder option as pulling through additional cable will prove difficult due to the 'route' taken through ceiling etc
 

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kevsta1970 said:
ii) Join 2 lengths of cable together to give me the required length. If going this route what options do I have? Is the 'twist the 2 cables together' recommended or will it be best to solder.

iii) Use the Surround Power amp channels to bi-amp the front and Wireless connection to the rear speakers (possibly active speakers)

I am saying iii only to show the other possibilities. But if the rear speakers are already purchased then this option possibly does not make sense.
 

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