Acoustic Research PR220 Speaker Wire 12 AWG Oxy Free Copper, 30 ft spool

by Acoustic Research

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.5 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008VSKW
• Item model number: PR220
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 15, 2003

Product Description

Acoustic research pr220n pro ii series 12-gauge, 2-conductor speaker wire (30 ft) high-purity oxygen-free copper ; ultra-fine strands; high-count, roped construction ; clearly marked for proper polarity ; signal separator to eliminate sound-degrading magnetic fields ; woven with pe dielectric for improved sonic accuracy & smoothness ; 30 ft pro ii series 12-gauge, 2-conductor speaker wire (30 ft).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not really 12ga, and pins are for clips!, December 4, 2010

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Jeff Hutchison (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acoustic Research PR220 Speaker Wire 12 AWG Oxy Free Copper, 30 ft spool (Electronics)

Look at how much you're saving on this cable... use that money to buy one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Automatic-Wire-Stripper-with-Cutter/dp/B0002KR95W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291499829&sr=8-1

You will NEED it for this cable. The insulation is a real pain, but the stripper makes VERY quick work of it. You'll need to use scissors or a knife to separate the two halves, but I don't have any special product recommendations there, haha.

So, 12ga or not? The PE dielectric thread takes the place of a lot of missing copper, but again, look at the price and compare it to 16ga stranded (without fillers).

The pins that it comes with are very snug when you get them on, and seem to be no better or worse than any other pin. I bought some spring clip style speakers and the pins fit great (as one would expect)... my receiver, on the other hand, will accept bare wire, bent pins (only available from Monster due to a nonsense patent they hold), or real banana plugs. I successfully bent 3 pins to fit them into my receiver posts, but when I got to the 4th one, I broke it, and then ordered a full set of bananas to re-terminate all 9 of the ends at the receiver.

Conclusion: Don't try to make these pins do something they don't want to - only use them with spring clips! I should point out that even if you throw the pins away and just use the wire, its still cheaper than many of the other solutions out there.

VERY IMPORTANT: if you allow your speaker wire ends to touch when the amp is sending power, you're going to have a bad day. Do yourself and your equipment a favor by picking up some 3/8" shrink tubing in various colors so that you can cover these highly conductive pins and color code them.

8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars WARNING, May 21, 2009

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M. D. Palmer "Dimestore" (chicago, il United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acoustic Research PR220 Speaker Wire 12 AWG Oxy Free Copper, 30 ft spool (Electronics)

This wire is a rip-off. It is NOT 12 awg stranded wire. It is 16 or 18 awg worth of wire wrapped around a cotton core to make it look like 12 gauge.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent wire but..., December 14, 2010

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Ralph Henderson "climber" (CO, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acoustic Research PR220 Speaker Wire 12 AWG Oxy Free Copper, 30 ft spool (Electronics)

I'm not at all unhappy with the wire, as far as I can tell, the sound is as good as my equipment will produce. I especially like the compression pins. What irritates me is having paid $20+ dollars in shipping one year ago and now it's $8.00. If I hadn't been in a hurry, I'd have never done it (I think I missed it while buying many things in a short period). How can they justify the expense and now the discount? Not happening again.