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In-Wall Speaker Wire 14AWG 2 Stranded Conductors CL2 Rated White
This 14/2 (14AWG, 2-conductor) speaker wire is CL2 rated for permanent installation inside the walls of residential and commercial buildings, per NEC requirements for speaker wire run inside walls. It ships in four lengths to match any single-room or whole-home audio project.
14AWG is the most widely specified gauge for standard home theater installs, handling runs up to 100 feet to 8-ohm speakers without measurable signal loss. Stranded construction routes through walls and framing into speaker plates without kinking, and color-coded insulation (Red = positive, Black = negative) keeps polarity consistent at every terminal. For commercial buildings or riser runs, our CL3R-rated 14/2 OFC wire is required instead.
CL2 Rated · In-Wall · Residential
Technical Specifications:
• Conductor Material: CCA (Copper-Clad Aluminum) · AWG: 14 · Conductors: 2
• Insulation: PVC · Colors: Red/Black
• Jacket: PVC · CL2 Rated · Color: White
• Available Lengths: 50ft · 100ft · 250ft · 500ft
Typical Applications:
• Home theater front, center, and surround-channel wiring
• Whole-home and multi-room audio distribution
• In-wall and in-ceiling speaker installations
• Retrofits behind finished walls and trim
• Standard residential amplifier-to-speaker runs
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