Recommendations for cable for outside speakers
What type of cable can I use to connect my speakers in my garden? Also speakers mounted on porch.
I would be happy to show you my wire
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Originally Posted by FLZapped
You are completely incorrect. It is designed for outdoor usage, hence the name "Landscape Wiring"
-Bruce
I would be happy to show you the remains of my outdoor lighting wire. It was a complete light, AC to DC power suppy and cable and put in about 3 years ago. I recently dug it up to replace it with better lights. I installed real lights the kind powered with AC, this is much stricter and reqired certified/tested cable and had to be inspected after I was done. It was Romex NMWU, which is direct burial rated cable.
MOST of the landscaping wire that is sold at home improvement is little more than lamp wire. Now I am a balanced guy; I do not believe cable is somthing you should spend your lifes savings on but I also do not belive that you can wire with the stuff you find laying around in your garage. Most of the bulk lamp, electrical wire is cheap 90% pure copper which is not so hot. Like I said do not get me wrong I have not seen a benifit of 99.999997% pure copper wire over 98% coppper wire. But there is a difference between 98% pure and 90% pure wire.
If you want REAL wire that will stay healty after years of burial you have to go to better wire...but chances are the guy who started this thread is only wiring some cheap rock speakers where you will not hear much advantage either way.