Audio & Speakers

Bring the movie experience to your home with surround sound and more.

• What is the difference between Kevlar vs. Polypropylene speakers?

  Basically, Kevlar is more precise, but polypropylene is more mellow and forgiving.  A good recording will sound better with Kevlar, but a poor recording will actually sound better on polypropylene bec...

• What is the difference between 2 Conductor Vs. 4 Conductor Speaker Wire?

  The 4 conductor wire is for biwiring and biamping speakers. The Standard speaker has two connections for accepting wire, while these have 4, one for positive and negative like regular speakers, and tw...

• What gauge of speaker wire should I get?

  Different people will have their own opinions about what gauge is proper for what length. The quality of the equipment can also play a factor. The following is a general guide for picking gauges for c...

• What are the specifications of our 12AWG Speaker Wire?

  Cable Type: Loud Speaker cable Conduit: High Purity, Oxygen-free Copper Gauge: 12 AWG Length: 50ft Strand Count: 87 wires Strand Size: 0.2mm OD Twist Type: Multi-twist, rope lay Cross Sectional Area: ...

• What are the benefits of Banana Plugs?

  Banana plugs offer solid connection and convenience. When trying to wire speaker cables into the back of a reciever in a cabinet or other tight space, banana plugs offer the convenience of connecting ...

• How to configure the jumper settings on the Speaker Volume Controllers?

  When setting up the speaker volume controls, it is important to match the impedance of your speaker system with the load rating of your amplifier. This is done by setting the jumpers on the volume con...

• Does a higher strand count in speaker cables provide better audio quality?

  There is a lot of spin placed on wires and cables to justify one type or another. The main reason for this is to justify an over inflated price. Fact is, stranding provides flexibility. Solid wire con...

• Can I use a Mono cable with a stereo coupler to go from TS to TRS?

  Unfortunately that is something you cannot do. TS will support mono, unbalanced signals. While TRS can support mono as well, they also support stereo and balanced signals. As a result the signal would...

• Can 4 conductor speaker wire be used to connect a pair of speakers?

  Yes, you can use 4 conductor speaker wire to connect a pair of speakers that each only have 1 pair of connections. The problem with that is unless the two speakers are right next to each other (thus c...

• Are your speaker wire rated for outdoors?

  At the moment all our speaker wire is currently rated for indoor use only. Use of our speaker wire cable outdoors is not recommended and will void your Monoprice lifetime warranty....