SPEAKER WIRE 18AWG OXYGEN-FREE_ 50FT

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MONOPRICE INC.
PCN#
8086AS
MFG#
2748
$39.63
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Product Highlights:
  • 50 ft Audio Cable for Speaker, Audio Device
  • First End: Bare Wire
  • Second End: Bare Wire

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Product Condition: New and Factory Fresh
Limited WarrantyLifetime
Shipping Weight: 3 lbs.
Monoprice Choice Series 14AWG Oxygen-Free Pure Bare Copper Speaker Wire, 50ft
Tech Specs
Specifications

Manufacturer

Monoprice, Inc

Manufacturer Part Number

2748

Manufacturer Website Address

http://www.monoprice.com

Brand Name

Monoprice

Product Line

Choice

Product Name

Choice Series 14AWG Oxygen-Free Pure Bare Copper Speaker Wire, 50ft

Marketing Information

Get the most out of your home audio system with high quality, oxygen-free, pure bare copper speaker wire from Monoprice!

This speaker wire features two conductors made of high purity (greater than 99.95% pure), oxygen-free bare copper. Pure Bare Copper is a superior conductor to the copper clad aluminum (CCA) conductors used in most other inexpensive speaker wire. CCA is only about 68% as conductive as pure bare copper. This additional resistance is added to the impedance of your speakers and can negatively effect the sound.

For the wire to have no audible effect, the total wire resistance should be no more than 5% of the lowest impedance of your speakers. Even speakers rated for a nominal 8-ohms, may dip to as low as 4-ohms at some frequencies, which further reduces the total cable resistance allowed in the wire. Using Pure Bare Copper speaker wire ensures that the total load put on the amplifier remains as close as possible to the impedance curve of your speakers.

For example, a 16AWG 2-conductor Pure Bare Copper speaker wire has a total resistance of 0.803 ohms per 100 feet (both directions must be considered). By comparison, a 16AWG 2-conductor CCA speaker wire has a total resistance of 1.181 ohms per 100 feet. Assuming 4 ohms is the lowest impedance of your speakers, a speaker wire run can be no more 0.2-ohms total. 20 feet of 16AWG Pure Bare Copper would be 0.1606 ohms, well under the 0.2-ohm limit. On the other hand, 20 feet of 16AWG CCA would be 0.2362 ohms, well OVER the 0.2-ohm limit.

One side of the clear outer PVC jacket is marked with an easily visible blue stripe to indicate polarity.

Product Type

Audio Cable
Technical Information

Cable Length

50 ft

Connector Type on First End

Bare Wire

Connector on First End Details

Bare Wire

Connector Type on Second End

Bare Wire

Connector on Second End Details

Bare Wire

Device Supported

  • Speaker
  • Audio Device

American Wire Gauge

14 AWG
Warranty

Limited Warranty

Lifetime