12 Gauge Speaker Cable 50ft, Flexible 2x4mm² Speaker Wire with Polarity Markings, 2-Core 12AWG CCA Audio Cable for In-Wall Home Cinema, Car Audio Stereo, HiFi Surround Sound (Black)

This speaker cable has done exactly what I needed it too perfectly. Straight off the reel, the Gear IT speaker cable feels premium and robust, which is exactly what you want. The cable is well formed, but easily manupulated into spaces you'd like it, the outer protective sleeve feels thick enough to protect the copper inside, and has a nice stripe on one side of the cable, to make it easy to identify possitive from negative. It was easy to work with, and automatic cable strippers made light work of the cable as long as I was not trying to strip a huge amount of cover off. Any more than a few cm's and the strippers would struggle showing the strength of the outer protective sleeve.My usecase for this speaker wire was to extend an already existing proprietary surround sound cable. I have an old Samsung Surround Sound system hooked up in one of the bedrooms, however one of the rear speakers cables wasn't quite long enough to route it neatly without trailing across the floor. I needed approximately an extra ~10 foot / ~3 meters of cable roughly to achieve what I wanted. Because the system is old, longer cables with Samsungs specific connector on the end were in short supply, so I instead opted for the route of chopping the cable in the middle and extending it with some standard speaker wire, which is where this came in.Due to the existing cable being roughly 18 AWG, I knew I wanted at least that, after looking at 18 AWG cable from various manufacturers though I found this 12 AWG cable from Gear IT which was roughly the same price, only a few quid more, for more than I needed, so thought why not. It'll mean I'll have some on hand in case I mess it up, or need it for future projects. Using 12 AWG to extend 18 AWG isn't necessary as the cables maximum capacity of the cable is still restricted by the 18 AWG segments, however 12 AWG is more versitile should I need it again in the future and has much better capabilities for any future projects.I first cut my cable I wanted to extend, stripped back some bare copper on both ends, then cut a short length of my new 12 AWG speaker cable, and stripped back the ends on both ends of that too. I then connected each of the now cut ends of the original cable to the ends of the 12 AWG speaker wire using some WAGO connectors I had on hand. Then powered up the system to see if I'd just destroyed a very difficult to source cable. The result, I had not and it worked perfectly, so I repeated this, with a length of 12 AWG Gear IT speaker wire I needed, again with WAGO's first to ensure everything was functional. It was again, so I've gone ahead with some strink tube and a soldering iron made the connections permanent and routed the cable where I want it.What's been a pain for months having a cable across the floor, has been resolved in an hour or so with this great quality cable. If you're looking for some speaker wire, that's high quality, doesn't break the bank and ultimately gets the job done. Grab some from Gear IT and give it a go.

Cable did what I wanted it to do, which was visually blend into the black background of my room. Sonically no impairment and the sound from my hi-fi set up was still to my liking. Good value for the money. Would it be suitable for high end hi-fi buffs?.... I'm not so sure. However I have been at hi-fi demos where very expensive cables sounded very similar to very cheap ones.....so perhaps I'm not best qualified to comment.

Good quality & value for money . Prompt delivery

Good quality speaker cable, decent thickness and easily identifiable cores with the thick red stripe down one core. Being black not so easy to hide against skirting boards as white or clear.No difference in audio quality when compared to the original copper cable, easy to strip back and cut with my wire cutters.Ideal for home and car audio cabling projects, good to have available as required.

Great item works brilliantly

Great quality. Would buy again.

Very strong cable good quality

Does the job, sturdy thick wire.

ottimo

Quality of the cable is very excellent.... and economic also ....👍

Great coverage and super easy to use! This GEARit 12-gauge speaker wire was smooth to strip, connect, and run across the room. It provides excellent length coverage and delivers crisp, clear sound to my speakers with zero noise or interference. High quality and great value!

Provide deep base for my amplifier.

Well made. I'd buy again!