Monoprice Enhanced Oxygen-Free Copper Loud Speaker Wire - CL2 In-Wall Rated, Pure Bare Copper, 12Awg, 50 Feet

I was setting up a home theater in the basement and needed good speaker wire. Initially I was planning to go with the RCA brand 14 gauge speaker wire that is a top seller on Amazon, however, on reading the reviews I realized that it was probably not copper, so I kept looking. Strangely, this fantastic Monoprice wire does not show up on the first page when you search for '12 gauge speaker wire', so most people will miss it. Search specifically for 'Monoprice 12 gauge speaker wire' and you should find this. Anyway, it was shipped from CA to PA by UPS Ground by Monoprice. It didn't qualify for Amazon Prime and took a good 5 business days. That was frustrating because all my home theater equipment had already arrived in two days via Amazon Prime. Keep that in mind before ordering. The packaging was a little inferior, the spool is cardboard that wears pretty easily. However, the wire itself is top notch and was wrapped in plastic rather well. I used the following tool that was well suited for the speaker wire: Irwin Industrial Tools 2078317 7-Inch Multi Tool Stripper, Cutter and Crimper with ProTouch Grips The wire is heavy duty and well suited for a home theater setup involving large speakers, floor standing & center channel. My speakers (Polk Audio TSi400 - Front L&R, Polk Audio CS20 - Center, Polk Audio OWM3 - Surround) have now been infused with power (from the Denon AVR-1913) with this speaker wire. I can now hear frequencies that I had never heard before from my older home theater setup (Harman Kardon receiver & JBL speakers) in another room, connected using Monster speaker wire costing thrice as much as this wire. I will strongly recommend this speaker wire to anyone looking for awesome sound from their home theater system and those looking for terrific value.

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

I was nervous initially purchasing this cable because I read a couple of reviews stating that they did not receive the correct product. I can confirm that if you order from Amazon (or directly from Monoprice) you will not be disappointed. I ordered from Amazon and received exactly what is described above, Monoprice brand 12AWG Copper Speaker Cable. It is very high quality, easy to work with cable and the price is very competitive. I did not see a single strand of Copper Clad Aluminum while I was cutting two 10 foot sections of this cable to connect my Polk Audio Monitor 30 Series ii speakers to my Yamaha RX-V371 receiver. I had no problems cutting the wire or stripping the insulation off at the ends with some basic wire cutters. The cables are actually extremely flexible and easy to work with. I recently bought my set-up second hand and it came with several short (approx. 3 feet) 8AWG cables. They appear to be copper as well and I can say that I did not notice a difference at all in sound quality moving from the thicker 8AWG cables to the thinner Monoprice 12AWG cables. The 12AWG cables were much easier to work with and actually have a much better connection because the 8AWG cables were too thick to fit in the binding posts properly. If there is any difference in sound quality at all, I feel like the 12AWG cables would sound better due to the better connection at the binding posts. I also purchased some Sewell Deadbolt Banana Plugs and the Monoprice 12AWG cables worked flawlessly with them. I would highly recommend this cable to anyone looking for high quality copper cable!

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.

First off, I'm definitely an audiophile - I can hear and very much notice the subtle differences that can occur with different systems, speakers, wires, etc. I've used Monster Cable products for many years and have always been impressed. But when it came down to needing to replace my speaker wire since I moved, I did some research trying to find the happy medium between "overpriced to the point it can't possibly sound THAT much better for the price" and "cheap junk". I read a lot about Monoprice's products and they seemed to be top notch, get good reviews, and work for what I needed. I have Klipsch Reference Premiere Floorstanding towers/surrounds and always want to get the best possible sound and performance out of them. In my 20+ years being a huge fan when it comes to home theater, I've found that while speaker wire quality makes a difference, there is no need to spend 500 dollars on some of the upper tier wire. But at the same time, getting the cheapest spool of it from the rack at your local store isn't the best bet either. I'm telling you, you will notice a difference between the very inferior cheap stuff, and something like Monoprice. You'll obvioiusly notice the difference between the cheap stuff and the very expensive stuff too, but the point I'm trying to make is that you won't notice enough of a difference to justify the massive price difference. So that's where Monoprice came into play for me. Priced higher than a novice would buy, but priced much more affordable compared to Audioquest, this was what I chose. And I'm so happy I did. As soon as I got it and unravelled it, I could see and feel the quality of it. It's very, very well made, and a quality item. The nice blue line helps solidify the polarity so you can connect the wires to your speakers and amp correctly. And they are very well insulated in terms of the plastic around the copper wire itself. As for the sound...I know many won't agree that there is a discernible difference, and it may not be mind blowing to anyone. But I can tell you, there is a difference and I can tell how well this speaker wire is made and performs because the music was full and deep like it was with my Monster Cable wire that I replaced. It was just as good, if not better than Monster. Very happy with the product!

I recently upgraded my stereo system and at that time bought good 14ga wire. I thought everything sounded great. I repainted that stereo room and relocated the speakers. I had to buy new wire as the previous runs wouldn't reach the new speaker locations. I saw this and gave it a try. Wow. The first time I turned on the music I actually heard more sounds coming from the recordings. I've read that before in magazines and thought "Right, sure you do", but I'm telling you I heard a difference, in a very good way. I am glad to be wrong as this wire is great, and affordable. You can pay more but please try this first. I also have two old speakers that use the pressure slot, so I bought some copper alligator clips. I split the clip in two and crimped the half clip to this wire. When I installed the half clamp into the speaker, with the clip jaws facing the little retaining bar, CHOMP. This 12ga wire is not coming out, and I don't want it to, ever.

Good wire. It was obviously from Amazon Resale as it had been repackaged and was 2 feet short. The price was good enough that I didn't mind, but I did not order a resale item.

Monoprice makes good wire!! I have their HDMI Premium cables throughout my system and decided to try their 12 gauge speaker wire for my new Focal speakers. This is some serious speaker wire!!! I connected it to the Mediabridge banana plugs and they are made for each other...perfect fit. The sound from my speakers is phenomenal!! The wire is heavy duty, but flexible...you can feel the quality as you reel it off the spool. You'll really see and feel the quality when you need to trim it for your speakers. Let's just say that I'm still one of the guys that wonders why I can get Monoprice quality cables at a very reasonable price that meets all the manufacturer's specs for high-end sound systems. You really DO NOT have to spend a fortune for all those "other" cables touting their bells and whistles and specs. Their specs are not any better than Monoprices. I'm serious...do some homework...you'll see.

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.

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.

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.

Buen cable para que los subwoofer trabajen al 100%

There are those who would spend the cost of this reel of Monoprice cable on a single metre or less of so-called "high end" cables (which are backed up by rave reviews from magazines who make large advertising revenues from their manufacturers - go figure!). Don't believe the hype - these cables are as good as any out there: high purity copper of a good gauge with an excellent sleeve. Spend your money on the item that really matter on the hi-fi chain, i.e. the source.