damonrpayne Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 OK, a silly question that I probably know the answer to but I'm wondering if anyone else has had issues: When I get my new toys I'm going to want them closer together with less toe-in. When I ran my speaker wire in-wall I was assuming I'd have my cornwalls tucked DEEP into the corners forever. Now, I DID run all my wiring through conduit in the wall, but I'd honestly rather not mess with re-pulling unless I 100% need to. As long as I buy the same guage wire and do a nice solder/electrical tape job, it should be fine to just "extend" my current wires yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted June 17, 2008 Moderators Share Posted June 17, 2008 Congrats on your new toys! That's awesome. Ideally, I always try to keep as few connections as possible to reduce signal loss. I do not believe it will hinder you at all to extend your wire. It is no different than those that run speaker wire to a wall jack bananna plug, then run from the plug to their speakers. That's an extension too and people do it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 As long as I buy the same guage wire and do a nice solder/electrical tape job, it should be fine to just "extend" my current wires yes? I think so, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InVeNtOr Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 good point youthman. me personally i wouldn't want to add any splices, but as long as you do a good job you won't be able to hear a difference. you can do it the fancy way and buy male and female bananna plugs and not mess with the solder. so i see you are getting the palladium series....WOW those must be awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Damon If extensions are the only answer, you should solder them together rather than using screws or crimps IMO. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 If you pull in new wires you will sleep better. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 You should by-pass the receiver/pre-amp speaker output terminals also and solder the speaker wire ends directly to the innards of the receiver/pre-amp. Less of those nasty connections. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted June 19, 2008 Moderators Share Posted June 19, 2008 You should by-pass the receiver/pre-amp speaker output terminals also and solder the speaker wire ends directly to the innards of the receiver/pre-amp. Less of those nasty connections. Keith Thats funny ! [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InVeNtOr Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 i don't think we should get that topic started...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Solder and heat shrink = golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 cecca stole my idea.. solder or tin,.,,,, then heat shrink plastic tubing.. over it.. your set. OK, maybe we both had the idea.. He just posted it first. In the worst case scenario... use duck tape and see if you feel anything is lost in the connection.. I got a 5 dollar gentilmans bet you can't tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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