ᐅ Looking for alternatives to speaker connection outlets in the living room
Created on: 14 Sep 2017 14:37
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G-Star1988
Hello everyone,
I am currently planning my speaker wiring and selecting the individual components needed. Initially, I wanted to use the speaker connection outlets from our switch system (Jung LS990), but there are only stereo connection outlets available. This means that in each corner, two speaker connections would be occupied, and two would remain free. Visually, that’s not very appealing. Using a different switch system might also stand out, for example if I chose ones from Gira.
Do you have any recommendations for connection outlets? I need speaker cables, RCA (phono), and HDMI.
How large did you plan the conduit? Is a 40mm (1.6 inch) conduit sufficient for cables with 2.5mm (0.1 inch) thickness plus HDMI and RCA?
I am currently planning my speaker wiring and selecting the individual components needed. Initially, I wanted to use the speaker connection outlets from our switch system (Jung LS990), but there are only stereo connection outlets available. This means that in each corner, two speaker connections would be occupied, and two would remain free. Visually, that’s not very appealing. Using a different switch system might also stand out, for example if I chose ones from Gira.
Do you have any recommendations for connection outlets? I need speaker cables, RCA (phono), and HDMI.
How large did you plan the conduit? Is a 40mm (1.6 inch) conduit sufficient for cables with 2.5mm (0.1 inch) thickness plus HDMI and RCA?
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toxicmolotof15 Sep 2017 13:34Oh, I can still answer the other part. We have an optical cable and an HDMI cable installed through a 40mm (1.6 inch) conduit. You won’t be able to fit much more (with connectors) through it. You could still pull through a loose cable. The problem won’t be the cables themselves, but the connectors. I’m also a bit concerned about two RCA connectors. Test everything in advance—first RCA, then HDMI, and finally the cable.
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G-Star198815 Sep 2017 13:36I just measured the HDMI cable; the connector is 2 x 1 cm (0.8 x 0.4 inches). If the RCA connector has similar dimensions, this will be really interesting. Then there’s also 3 x 2.5 mm² (3 x 0.0039 in²), that will be quite exciting.
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Steffen8015 Sep 2017 14:47Anyone with even a bit of an audiophile mindset definitely wouldn’t use connectors there. We are installing 11 Nubert speakers. Each one is connected directly with 4 x 4mm² (0.005 in²) solid copper cable.
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toxicmolotof15 Sep 2017 16:00Just out of curiosity, where or what is the conduit supposed to be for? Three times 2.5mm² (about 5.3 AWG) is quite significant. If it only runs through once at the end and never needs to be accessed again... possible.
sven.conzi15 Sep 2017 16:07We have handled it differently depending on the location of the speakers. That means we used both junction boxes for wiring connections and, in other places, cables coming directly out of the wall.
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G-Star198818 Sep 2017 09:09@toxicmolotow well, 3x2.5mm² (3x0.01 inch²), if I start from the central point, one conduit must contain one cable for front right, rear right, and rear left. So that means 3 cables.
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