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Your cart is empty.Get the most out of your home audio system with high quality oxygen-free copper speaker wire from Monoprice!. This wire features two conductors made of high purity (greater than 99. 95% pure) oxygen-free copper. One side of the clear outer PVC jacket is marked with a blue stripe to indicate polarity.
Humberto Pecina
Reviewed in Mexico on February 10, 2025
Excelente calidad del cable. ¡Recomendado!
Hinterland consumer
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2025
I have used lamp core (zip cord) and $2.00/ft. Pure copper 8 gauge audiophile rated wire over the years. For the price, I have nothing but high marks for the Monoprice brand and products I have purchased. Many cry “snake oil” when discussing speaker cable, and I think many diy users are quite subjective on their rating. So be it. I use the best connectors I can afford, measure my cable length to the 1/8” sometimes and give new materials time to break in. I highly recommend the brand and will continue to enjoy the savings of all my diy cable making products. I will continue using Monoprice wiring until something changes.
Chris
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2024
I find zero need to buy expensive speaker wire. This is well made and in my opinion, is best connected with bare ends. If you swap gear out all the time, banana plugs might be more useful to you. Save yourself some money and use quality wire like this.Update 2/2/25: I also ordered a 50' run of the 12g version of this wire for a longer run. Just outstanding speaker wire.
Reviewer27652Crafter
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2021
I’m Happy with my purchase, and given the mixed reviews on packaging and quality I thought I’d provide an updated review on Monoprice Choice Series 16 AWG. I almost did not purchase because of all the bazaar reviews.Application: 5 satellite speakers for “surround sound” in my home office.Packaging:Product arrived in a plastic Amazon bag. inside the bag was a well packaged box with a Monoprice barcode and part number on four sides(see pics if you are interested). Inside the box was a generic looking spool with the same barcode and part number listed on the outside of the box. The cable was well wound around the spool and secured with adequate, though weak shrink wrap. The spool is generic looking and it isn’t falling apart any time in the next decade, not like other reviews have mentioned.On to the cable. The cable is plenty flexible for almost any reasonable needs. The plastic insulator on the outside of the cables is plenty thick to provide protection and the two wires separate easily from each other. The insulator is easily stripped without harming the copper strands inside and is labeled “Monoprice power limited…”, see picture for more words.The copper.I counted 26 individual strands in each conductor, or 52 total per wire. I picked a couple, strands and slowly went through the entire strand with a razor. Appears to be solid copper, no aluminum clad as others have stated.Performance:Resistance seem correct and my speakers sound fine…. And yes I use good quality 12 AWG for my higher performance systems. But 16 AWG is fine for this application. Most people can’t hear the difference between a $2000 12 AWG cable and a $20 AWG cable. If you think you can fine, buy the $2000 cable.Bottom line, I’m happy with the purchase and I would order again if I need more. Some reviewers have said this isn’t legit Monoprice cable. I don’t know what they received but I believe the cable I received is the genuine article. View the pictures and judge for yourself!Happy listening!
Andrew
Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2019
I've been buying from Monoprice for many years now and it came as no surprise that this is a quality product. Its quite thick and sounds great. Ran this wire to a 2nd zone which is about 50FT away so it was exactly what I needed. Speakers sound great. This can't be beat in my opinion. Do yourself and your speakers a favour and buy quality wire.
Customer
Reviewed in Germany on January 24, 2017
i used 15 meters for each speaker, no problems at all.sound is excellent and way better than my old cable, more crisp.12AWG is worth it especially for more than 10 meters.
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2016
Exactly as described -- excellent value. Stranded copper conductors with a clear stripe marked on one, and a decently flexible insulation that's straightforward to strip.
Someshwar Mukherjee
Reviewed in India on March 7, 2015
True to its name, these wires are old school audio cables and a must have for any hi fi freak like me. I used them to connect my Denon PMA 520 with Q Acoustics 2020 speakers and I am quite happy with the results. Only thing that leaves me wanting is directional markings on the sleeve so that you can go ahead and connect the cable without having to experiment for the best sound quality.
S. Farias
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2015
I bought this to hook up my own DIY speakers to my amplifier. The cable is sturdy and required a bit of muscle to separate the wires, more than I expected anyway. It also isn't the most malleable, but I think that's expected for this gauge of wire. One thing I appreciated was how fine the copper strands are. Some wire that I've used previously had thick strands that are difficult to twist and bend the way you want them to, but this wire was easy to work with. The only downside was that it was easier to accidentally break a few of the strands when stripping the insulation off. Overall, a very good product. My speakers sound great, and the wires do their job. And I've got plenty more for future products! Nice product.
Ben Nicholson
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2013
This wire is exactly what you expect. Many emerging speaker wire products in the past couple years have started to skimp by coloring aluminum or burying aluminum inside an outside ring of copper, or marketing a product with a larger gauge than it actually is. Lately, it has become hard to find a cost effective option for speaker wire that is actually what it says it is. I trust monoprice because they give quality products and they dont try to skimp or cheat you out of what you think you are buying. Monoprice also doesn't overcharge by elating their product to more than it is by advertising. So a comparison of wire that I have bought:I have bought 50ft of 12 gauge speaker wire from Monster, Pyle, and Monoprice.Pyle speaker wire is by far the worst. Pyle "12 gauge" wire had maybe 30% less metal than what 12 gauge should be. I also suspect colored aluminum, although I am not sure about that. I also only received about 40 ft. Its amazing how much smaller the Pyle spool is than other spools. $15. I guess you get what you pay for.Monster speaker wire has great conductivity, and my speakers sound clear with good response in the full range of tones. The gauge is what it says it is and the coating in nice. My two complaints are it is overpriced (I got mine for $40 at BestBuy, but buying at BestBuy might be the issue) and my other small complaint is that one of the two wires has really light white writing on one of the tubing. Sometime it would be useful if it was more noticeable. There is also a small plastic tube on the inside of the wire, which takes away from the gauge of the wire. But overall a good product. I would definitely buy monster wire if it were competitively priced with Monoprice wire.Finally, Monoprice speaker wire has extremely pure copper, and oxygen free copper, which will allow for long term use of this wire. It also is as long and as thick as it is advertised to be. The Monoprice wire is definitely the best. There is also a big red strip running along one of the tubings to indicate a positive wire which is a nice feature. The metal of the Monoprice wire seems to be the most malleable as well. Overall great wire, for only $22
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