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Question by ELO52101: The room my surround sound system is in does not have a back wall and I loose sound that projects out the room?
Can anyone recommend something I can do to trap the sound that leaves the room. The situation is that I have the surround sound hooked up in my upsairs family room. The problem is that the room is open to the lower level foyer because there is no back wall in the room. I was thinking some kind of curtain that i could slide back and forth over the area that is not covered by a wall. What do u guys think?
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Answer by agb90spruce
Under those circumstances you will ‘lose’ some sound, but it shouldn’t be any worse than being in a larger room … in which case you can compensate by turning up the volume. That said, if you have a limited power system heavy drapes or acoustic panels (e.g. foam on a plywood backer) hung from the ceiling at the opening would probably help. You will have to experiment, but avoid hard surfaces (they will cause reverberation) or thin material (it will be acoustically transparent).
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Question by Jean B: when installing a surround sound system with in wall speakers do i need special wires?
i had this sale guy tell me that i need heavy duty special wires just because the wiring is inside the walls? that does not make sense to me. can u help me?
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Answer by UNO
16 or 14 guage does infact refer to the thickness of the wire. The more power (watts) you are delivering through the speakers the heavier guage wire you want to use. (14g is thicker than 16g). The 2 in 16/2 or 14/2 refers to the number of conductors that are inside the plastic jacket. So 16/2 is 2 wires of 16 guage in the jacket.
I have been running speaker wire for various uses for 15 years this is my advice. Yes, quality of wire matters; to those who can hear the difference. If you are someone who listens to their system a lot, you will hear a difference. If you are a casual listener then you may not hear the difference. I can hear the difference.
I personally choose Monster brand wire for home theatres. If you don’t want to spend the money look into “belden” wire or “genesis” wire. These are lesser brands that I like. For the love of Pete, DO NOT BUY RADIO SHACK WIRE!! Or really anything Radio Shack branded, consider yourself warned.
In regards to guage selection. I have found that 16g is ok for runs of less than 50′ and are carrying 100W or so of power. (Your average theatre with the typical receiver/amplifier)
If you are going to use more power 150W+ I would recommend 14g wire.
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