What speaker cable and brand to use in media room?

[Samara1]

Which speaker cable and brand is best to use in Media room (3.4x3.6m) for Home theatre setup.

how much wiring may be required for 5.2 or 7.2 channels

[Jewelleryrescue]

@Samara1 

@EricL  Is  right in saying you need to plan  a whole  system  so  you can  plan wire needs etc.  I strongly  suggest you embrase the future trend of sound  bars Samsung are the best. at Approx $2000  for  New smart tvs etc.  Embrace the future.  I am old school tech and it   failed  miserably as  all to few  movies activated all 5,1 or 7.1 channels  in a interactive way I am  really disgusted  at this .

Modern state of the art 7,1,2 systems usually  blue tooth connect to remote rear  speakers so you will need  power points or  extention power  cables to  run  them.

History has taught me there is  no  guarantee your fav  movie will support to 7.1.2  theater format to its full  sound  potential now or into the future.

[Dave-1]

Morning @Samara1 

@Jewelleryrescue has nailed it, extra power points are good, running audio cables within the walls is good tho judging where new units will be is hard to determine. 

When I lined my garage walls I ran top to bottom of the wall an cable socket (think two brushes side by side) to hide all the HDMI/Sound cables/network. I thought I was clever until afterwards when I realsied if I ever move the bookcase then ??? Things wont line up or be useful. The only thing I can suggest is, if you can run channeling within the wall, have meausurments where things are exactly, take plent of photos. 

Future proofing is hard, I have network cabling loomed under my hoise for an expected renovation that may never come about But its there if needed.

Dave

[Samara1]

@Dave-1 @Jewelleryrescue @EricL @Prof 

you guys are amazing again for guiding me to the right path. thanks a lot.

sorry for reinforcing my point of old style system as i follow the old school approach eventhough my media room layout is not ideal as it has windows and robe.

bec of my home under construction and thought to do speaker wiring as my builder will do it by hoping for the best result.

i will go with 5.1 speaker system with wiring on the fixed speaker location as my media is small and wont move the speaker. 

one thing i want to check with you all is, even though the future is soundbar but still majority of people and Media shops doing home theatre setups which is forcing me to follow the same approach . sorry not to argue against your points guys. it seems to be debate which is best tradional Home theatre system Vs Sound Bar  

[Prof]

Samara1...

My only advise is that soundbars limit you to a fixed system...If you ever want to improve your sound system you will need to have a separate system where you can have a bigger speakers if you wish some time in the future...

Prof..

[Samara1]

@Prof @Dave-1 @Jewelleryrescue @EricL @MitchellMc 

thanks guys, 

bec of my back wall have entry door to media room where one of the rear speaker will be placed. my ceiling is 2700mm and door is 2400mm so i have only 300mm left above the door to install the rear wall speaker. will this 300mm spacing enought for rear wall speaker? could i go with In-Ceiling speakers for both rear sides instead of wall hung speaker. my media room will be bulk head with LED strips and have 4 LED downlights and i hope i can still go for In-Ceiling speakers on rear sides. any suggestion on this in-ceiling speakers comparing to wall hung speakers and any difference between this two please. kindly advise

[Dave-1]

Evening @Samara1 

I prefer wall mounted ones, ceiling ones I feel locks you into the size and the fitting that is used. They can be replaced but "wiggles hands" over how hard it could be. I also prefer the sound that a wall mounted box has over a ceiling speaker. Just remember big does not mean better for speakers. Thats another huge discussion on how the way they are built changes the sound I have never done it but know there are a few of us in here that have the skills It certainly would be an interesting project.

Dave

[EricL]

Hi @Samara1 

I believe ceiling speakers completes the setup as it provides an extra dimension to the sound. Again, it all depends on the system that you purchase. I suggest doing a bit of window shopping and see what systems are capable of doing what you want.

My best advice is to bring the dimensions of your room so that the media specialists can make recommendations based on your room size.

If you need further assistance, please let us know.

Eric

[Samara1]

media room will be bulkhead with LED strips 

could i still install the ceiling speaker under bulkhead or directly under ceiling 🙂

[EricL]

Hi @Samara1 

If there is enough space in your ceiling, I propose installing it there, but there should be no reason you can't install it in your bulkhead. I suggest asking your builder if installing speakers in the ceiling is possible.

If you need further assistance, please let us know.

Eric

[Samara1]

@EricL @Dave-1 @Prof @Jewelleryrescue @MitchellMc 

1) Do i need to run the conduit to pass the speaker cables between Amplifier and all speakers?

especially for adding / removing cables easier in the future

otherwise the builder will do default way by stapling the wires to timber studs.

2) any outlet covers to cut out access holes for cables coming out of Gyprock to speakers?

kindly advise