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For surround sound I usually recommend 16/2 or 14/2 stranded twisted wire, commonly referred to as &quot;in wall speaker wire&quot;. <br />
It's hard for me to search the UK Amazon from the US but here is an example product<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Audioquest-14-Speaker-Cable-Metre-Grey-Red/dp/B00AC4ZP6S" rel="ugc">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Audioquest-14-Speaker-Cable-Metre-Grey-Red/dp/B00AC4ZP6S</a>
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Hi<br />
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Thx for your reply. &nbsp;<br />
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1. Is 16/4 better than 14/4, and can you get better than 16/4?<br />
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2. You mention surround sound speakers. &nbsp;What is the best cable to use for main front speakers and sub woofer system?<br />
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3. What about speakers around the house, hall etc, what are those speakers called and what cable goes to them?<br />
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Could you also pls address question 2 and 3 for my clarification. &nbsp;What does the rating of the speaker wire go up to, 1/2?
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Wire gauge goes to 0, 00 and even bigger but those are like an inch in diameter, waaaay overkill for speaker wire. <br />
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Only get as many pairs as you have speakers. More pairs isn't &quot;better&quot;. <br />
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Wiring is all about good enough. If you need 10mbps Ethernet there is no point in having cat7 when cat3 will do it.
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Hi<br />
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Thanks for the reply and apologies for the late response. &nbsp;Before I close this question, any feedback on the ducting and telephone question. &nbsp;If I am to run 4-5 Cat 6 cables to each room, how thick a conduit would I need under the floors?<br />
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Following on from an earlier question <a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28906123/UK-internal-phone-cable-v-Cat-6e-cable.html?anchorAnswerId=41387422#a41387422" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28906123/UK-internal-phone-cable-v-Cat-6e-cable.html?anchorAnswerId=41387422#a41387422</a>, what is the best surround sound cable I should look to include around the house to run alongside my Cat 6e cable runs to a central cable storage box / patch panel etc.<br />
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Also what type of ducting (any flexible grey pipe type) should I be using and should this contain all the individual network, phone and similar cable for each room all the way to the central hub panel room?<br />
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I am based in the UK so UK centric answers please, &nbsp;and any Amazon UK example links to products will be appreciated so I can get an an example of the precise stuff I need.<br />
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Thx.
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Following on from an earlier question http://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28906123/UK-internal-phone-cable-v-Cat-6e-cable.html#a41387422, what is the best surround sound cable I should look to include around the house to run alongside my Cat 6e cable runs to a central cable storage box / patch panel etc.

Also what type of ducting (any flexible grey pipe type) should I be using and should this contain all the individual network, phone and similar cable for each room all the way to the central hub panel room?

I am based in the UK so UK centric answers please,  and any Amazon UK example links to products will be appreciated so I can get an an example of the precise stuff I need.

Thx.

UK internal phone cable v Cat 6e cable - Part 2

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