Philips Spooled Speaker Wire - 100ft - 16 gauge
by Philips Peripherals and Accessories
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Manufacturer: Philips Peripherals and AccessoriesModel: PH62107
Product features:
- Oxygen-free copper, 16 gauge
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Customer Review: Philips Makes It Difficult
Summary: 2 Stars
Who would've thought speaker wire could be difficult to use? But that's exactly what Philps (practically the inventor of "all things stereo for the home") has done with this product.
I've used all types of speaker wire for many years (for many different applications). All wire I have seen is in someway marked - so that the user can determine which of the two wires will be used for negative and positive on the speaker end and the receiver/power amp end. Usually the wires are recognizable as being two different colors - one is silver and one is red for example. Or sometimes the plastic casing around the wires help the user determine which wire is which - sometimes one has text printed on it.
In the case with the Philips Spooled Wire - they have done neither. You may think this is not a big deal - and it isn't if you are running a foot or two of wire - but if you are running 50 plus feet of wire - this becomes an annoyance. Both wires (and the casing they are in) look exactly alike. There is no way to visually tell them apart.
I dealt with it by choosing one wire, peeling back the casing to expose the bare wire, and then meticulously tracing that particular wire to its end - and then marking it. It would have been easier to just choose silver or red, make the connection - find the other end and do the same.
Had I known this is what the product was like - I would have never purchased it. It's the same as if Philips came out with a DVD player ... and none of the buttons were marked for their functions!
Description of Philips Spooled Speaker Wire - 100ft - 16 gauge
Oxygen-free copper100'16-gaugeDigital Cameras & Photo Categories