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Acoustic Research PR361 Speaker Cable, Flat 16 AWG,
- Acoustic Research
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Acoustic Research PR361 Speaker Cable, Flat 16 AWG,
March 2nd, 2010 - 19:11
Well i received the cable so i could cable my apartment with my new 5.1 system. Well as soon as i started ripping up the carpet my girlfriend busted into tears and told me that i am ripping apart the carpet and that she didn’t want me to run the speaker cable. Well i thought i had wasted 50 bucks and 100ft in speaker cable, until i assured her that everything would be ok. I ended up running the cable and it fit wonderfully underneath my carpet. I can not feel it at all on my feet, and you can’t even see it under the carpet. I would recommend this cable to anyone trying to run speaker wire underneath their carpet. It worked great for me. It sort of stinks running it around a corner but other then that great cable.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 2nd, 2010 - 21:06
Very nice product, thin and flat, fits under carpet, on baseboards, is paintable, and has the + side clearly marked. Description says 30, 50, and 100 ft. spools come with pin connectors, but I ordered a 50 ft. spool, they were missing, returned it and got a replacement. No connectors again! Had to buy my own connectors and solder them on. Aaside from this it works great with my hi-def system.
Rating: 4 / 5
March 2nd, 2010 - 22:33
Very clean installation, easy to run along walls. Not sure about sound quality as i had monster wire before i used the AR flat. Sounds great to my ears.
WOuld buy again in future
Rating: 5 / 5
March 2nd, 2010 - 23:50
I uploaded a photo to the gallery above comparing the Acoustic Research PR361 to regular 16AWG cable and in-wall 16AWG cable. As you can see, the Acoustic Research cable isn’t really much thinner than regular 16AWG cabling. However, the benefit comes from the flat, rectangular shape of the cable that makes it much easier to lay across a living room floor and under a rug without curling or twisting up. It also feels a bit heavier than regular cable so once you lay it out, it’ll stay put better than lighter cables.
Pros:
- Flat, rectangular shape is much, much easier to work with because it doesn’t twist up as easily.
- Feels a bit heavier than regular cable so it’ll stay put once you lay it out.
- Despite being a “special” thin cable, it’s actually cheaper than the regular cables that you’ll find at brick & mortar stores.
Cons:
- Not wafer thin like I had hoped, but still good enough.
Rating: 4 / 5
March 3rd, 2010 - 01:23
Great wire. As mentioned before, relatively flat. At $24, $6 cheaper than RadioShack. I installed laminate flooring and decided to run this across the room for surround sound. Worked perfectly, flat enough where it can’t be felt. Perhaps a very high gauge, supercheap speakerwire would’ve work as well, but this is good quality wire.
Rating: 5 / 5