How far apart can I put the satellites? I'd like one of the satellite speakers about 12' from the rest of it. Will I have to splice the wire myself?
1608888
The wires for the speakers are connected to the base unit via a single mini plug for both speakers. They cords are 5 feet long. Speakers sound good for the price.
1608889
There is not a huge space between the smaller speakers. You can always splice yourself if not far enough for your taste
2047915
Also note...the closer the speaker is to the receiver takes a lower gauge wire 12 gauge..... the farthest away will take a 16-18 gauge wire.... this is for 50-100 ft from the receiver
1566158
Wouldn't it be possible to use some good speakers with this: I mean toss out the satellites and connect some good bookshelf speakers? Has anyone tried that?
1905948
If you mean the wires for the speakers -- not long enough. I had to splice in extensions for the rear speakers to reach all the way around the room.
1430706
cut it in the middle and add the cable you need, thats all. i did it with the rear speakers
408188
No, they need to be wire like any other speaker system. Speaker wire for the satellites and a single low-level line RCA cable for the subwoofer.
2129533
Each speaker comes with about 10 feet of wire, so that each can be placed anywhere from next to/ to 10 feet from the main unit. I don't know if a longer wire will adversely affect speaker performance.
1517170
The wires detach from the unit but not the speakers--you would just need a connector. I haven't taken the back off the speakers, though--if you know what you're doing you might be able to detach inside, or splice.
619502
Yes, there are two satellite outputs that require a speakon cable for output & whatever your 15 inputs are. It really depends on how much power you will be needing. But it should be able to power them just fine. I have jbl 15's that are passive that it can power. Adding this sub was the best decision I made. I get such a full sound now. It's exactly what I was looking for and it will be a great addition to your setup.
1311130
its about 5 feet per speaker youcant use your own wire becuase they molded them just for there inputs but your makeing agoood choice with this system.
174269
The system will work fine for your needs. It has nice silk dome tweeters that compliment the smaller mid-bass. Keep the smaller satellites crossed at 120 hz or they will bottom out at 100 watts (exceed x-max) I recommend sub-woofer solutions from Parts Express.
1729556
You have the option to make the 3 center speakers (the tall ones with 2 speakers on them) covered or not covered. The 4 satellite speakers and sub woofer you cannot uncover
1905947
Unfortunatly that was why I returned the unit. I can't say for sure how long but I already had cable running through my ceiling for surround sound and couldn't use the rear speakers unless I spliced into the cable and added cable lenght. the wire comes directly out of the speaker and has a connector already mounted. You could cut in the middle and add lenght but I chose not to do that.
1320186
Try with Peerless, those have a strong built and are universal, you can hide the cables inside main leg. I have a pair for years now, and I have use them with several satellites speakers and have worked with all of them.
1196504
Yes. In fact, you can't really attach them to the stereo like you might with other systems. Also, the wire for each speaker has a plug head instead of an open wire (or whatever the terms for those differences are). This might make it slightly more difficult to add more wire to the speaker wires, if you wanted to extend them and place the speakers farther from the stereo. The system, right out of the box, allows the speakers to be about 4 feet from the stereo.
538690
No - these are hard-wired speakers. Satellite refers to rear or side location for surround sound systems.
2205926
The receiver you have indicated has all the speaker connections to accomodate the speakers you mention. The speaker wire which comes with the set is pretty pathetic, so I would suggest investing in a spool of 16 ga wire, 50-100 feet depending on your needs. The wire for the subwoofer is on the smallish side, but it seems to work OK.