Advice seeked from HiFi experts - Vintage Bang and Olufsen Penta - Speaker cable

Faz · Sat. 9:05am

Greetings dear members,

Hope some of you can chime in. I’ll preface this post by saying that I'm not a connoisseur of the highest level but I enjoy fine sound without goint balls out and buying $200 per feet speaker cable. I have a very simple decent sounding set up (NAD + Pentas).

Mine are Penta I based on my research. They’ve been re-coned ( not sure this is the right term) and are in excellent working condition. Since we’ve moved into our new condo I'm faced with buying new cable. Any recommendations without breaking the bank? Do i go by brand? Gauge?

Thanks in advance for your guidance and suggestions!

bralofsky · 2025-12-04T13:59:25-0600

For speakers cable, you don't necessarily need to spend a fortune to get good sound quality. The most important thing is to get the right gauge for the length of the cable and the power of your amplifier.

BlackTalon · 2025-12-04T17:01:34-0600

16 gauge is likely enough if the run is less than 20 feet. But you can go bigger (14 or 12 gauge) if you want. "Worlds Best", etc. is fine. Wire is inexpensive; terminations add a bit to the cost. You can probably go 'bare' wire ends and be fine. Or pay a little more if you want spade terminations. You should be able to stay under $100 USD. Don't bite on the 7 or 9 gauge cables...