Surround Sound speaker cable help!

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Hi everybody,

we have just invested in a new blu ray player with surround sound (5.1) but the cable connecting the left front and left rear are not long enough (due to the fact that we have it running around the edge of the room to hide the wire).

so first off does anyone know of a site that will let you buy longer cable or extension?

and secondly my dad came home today with some door bell wire and said that he will just cut the current wire and solder this in to make it longer............im no so sure that this is a good idea so i have hidden the soldering iron until i hear something from someone that knows what they are talking about as to me this doesnt seem like the best plan in the world.

 

[Messiah]

Well you could start off HERE for speaker wire.

I would certainly try to keep it all from one piece and avoid the soldering route.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm by no means an expert but I feel qualified enough to tell you that soldering door bell wire to your speaker cable is not a good idea!

I had to buy huge lengths of cabling for my rear surrounds and found that QED micro cable is a good budget cable (for the rears at least) A bit of googling will find it around £1.30 per metre or you will find it even cheaper on that well known auction site

 

[Messiah]

What 5.1 system is it??

QED Micro cable is a good idea but if you were to go down that route then I would be inclined to change all the speaker cable over to this.

(It will probably be best determined once we know what 5.1 system it is.)

 

[professorhat]

Aye, wouldn't recommend doorbell wire either.

What system did you buy - is it an all-in-one with specific proprietary connections or are you able to replace it with other cable?

 

[Anonymous]

its an all in one system, its the samsung ht-bd1250.

im not to sure about the connections to the all in one unit (if i had to describe it its kind of like a small internet cable connection. sorry for the poor description).

EDIT:

its like this, only it would be nice to know how long it is.

 

[Messiah]

Maybe worth contacting Samsung direct to see of they can supply longer lengths.

Otherwise for that system I personally would go for the solder route and tape it over once done. (I have done this many times before with no issues to date but it is up to you).

 

[Anonymous]

B&Q do half decent budget speaker wire in very long lengths.

And you can pick up a soldering iron, etc. while you're there