Outdoor Speaker Wire For Sale Online
So you have a great patio or deck setup in your backyard. The grill is ready; the fire pit is built; now you are looking to get some music for you and your guest to enjoy. You could just take a boom box out on the deck when you have guest, but the sound quality won’t be the best. You also have to take the stereo in to keep it protected from the elements, including the wires if you don’t have outdoor speaker wire.
Your best option is to get an all-weather outdoor stereo which you can leave out to brave the elements when you are not entertaining. These are great systems with the performance you have known to love, similar to you home theater system inside you home.
One item that some people overlook is the use of specialized outdoor speaker wire. Selecting a speaker wire that is UL, CL-3 rated for in-wall, burial, and also UV rated if placed above ground.
When selecting an outdoor speaker wire make sure you find one with a strong and flexible jacket that will insulate the wire from the elements while allowing you to negotiate it through tight spaces such as walls.
Most will be constructed of oxygen free copper for long life and come in a two major configurations: 2 conductor speaker wire and also 4 conductor speaker wire. A 2 conductor wire is used to connect a single speaker, while the 4 conductor version is used when you have an inline volume control before the speaker or are using a single stereo outdoor speaker.
With the use of outdoor speaker wire, the options of where you place the speakers are really endless. You can run them through walls and then out to the speaker, not having to worry about the weather. Most are even rated to be buried in the ground. Imagine being able to run wire out to your fire pit and have music during your summer bon fires.
When selecting a wire to you, there are a few option of the gauge to you. Gauge is basically the size of the wire. The longer the run of wire you need to reach your speaker the heavier the gauge you will need to use. Typically 16 gauge speaker wire is good up to 100 feet, 16 gauge speaker wire is good up to 200 feet, while the use of 12 gauge speaker wire is suggested when running the wire over 200 feet to reach the speaker.
You will also have options as to what color the protective plastic cover is. White or black are the most popular options, but it can also be found in such colors as green or brown.
If you have to splice wires together, make sure you get ones specialized for your application. There are wire connecters that are designed for outdoor use as well as connectors that are designed to be buried under the ground.
Depending on the layout of your yard, you may need a good amount of the wire to complete the setup. Outdoor speaker wire can be found wholesale in bulk and many times on sale in lengths of 50 to 500 feet or more