Customer Reviews

100FT 16GAUGE In-wall Speaker Wire

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I installed this through the ceiling of my basement and it was easy to do the install. The tough outer covering helped in not tearing. It would be good if there was a way to be able to easily cut the outer covering at end point - at least once I ended up cutting the actual wire itself so you have to be careful.

This wire works great and is a great deal. The wire appears to be high quality in every way. Would buy again.

I installed The SIIG 16GA In-Wall Speaker Wire for my Home Theater System. The Spool says it's UL CL2-rated but there is no UL logo which means it's not UL "approved". Also the Wire itself is not labeled at all. I ran out of SIIG Wire and finished the project with SKYLINE 16GA In-Wall Speaker Wire. The Skyline is significantly more flexible. The Skyline spool has the UL CL-2 LOGO on it AND the Speaker Wire itself is printed with with the Gauge, Strands, and UL info. The most interesting thing was that the Skyline seemed to have less copper in it compared to the SIIG. The Skyline wires were Black & Red. The SIIG wires were Black & White. Personally I felt they both were adequate for Home Stereo use. The SIIG says it has a Lifetime Warranty and that it's made in China. The Skyline does not say where it's made. That being said, I'm not sure HOW you could make a claim later on the SIIG since the wire is completely without labeling anywhere on it whatsoever.

The jacket is supple, yet very durable. I was a little nervous that this wire was advertised as "in wall" yet I didn't see CL2 or CL3 listed in the product description as with other brands. However, the spool and jacket clearly state CL2. What a great deal. Now I'm ordering a larger spool to finish my project and save the rest for a future project. 16 gauge is plenty large for typical residential applications.

I used this wire to run sound to my pool speakers. I debated between 16 gauge and 14 gauge wire. I've typically always used 16 gauge, but many people swear you get better and more efficient sound with a heavier gauge wire. I have no personal experience to comment on that, but I did some research on Crutchfield and found that 16 gauge wire is fine for wire length less than 80'. This helped convince me to buy the 16 gauge wire.

I had no problems running this wire through my attic and wall to reach my speakers and receiver. It was very flexible and easy to work with. I used a Leviton 6 port plate so I could have both speaker wires and my DirecTV signal come through the same wall box. I had no problems with these 3 cables in the same box.

The only slight problem I had was exposing the red and white speaker wires at the end of the runs. This probably wouldn't be a problem with the right tools. I used a wire stripper and pocket knife and gently made sure I only cut through the black casing without damaging the other wires. Just took a little patience.

This product is great for surround sound systems with the wire ran inside the wall.