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New member Username: Gomma
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| Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 06:21 am: |
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I just purchased a Panasonic SC-DKI DVD Stero System, and need to extend the speaker wires for the two front speakers. (This system is a mini CD/DVD, tuner, dual cassette deck system with five speakers.)
I bought a roll of 18 gauge twin conductor speaker wire that looked to be the same size as the wires attached to the front speakers . However, I discovered a notation on the package that said this wire (18 gauge) was rated up to 80 watts maximum RMS, and the system manual says the amplier RMS output is 95 W per channel (6 ohms). I spoke to the Panasonic tech who said I should get 12 gauge wire.
Is this really necessary, because it's hard to find in the stores at a reasonable price and I'd rather not have to wait several weeks to get it from the internet. Per this article http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm it says I can use 18 gauge up to 23 feet, and I only need to extend each set of twin conductor wires from the speakers about 8 feet each. I'm assuming the wire already attached to the speakers is 12 guage, so my question is, can I connect it to the 18 gauge wire to make it long enough to reach the mini system?
Thanks in advance,
gomma
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Silver Member Username: Project6
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| Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 09:48 am: |
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yes you can, unless you are doing very critical listening. You'll be fine. |
Silver Member Username: Project6
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| Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 09:51 am: |
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But if you really want to get a thicker gauge wire you can go to Radio Shack or Home Depot, it does not need to be expensive. You don't need 12 gauge, however, you can use 14 gauge. |
New member Username: Gomma
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| Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 04:22 pm: |
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Thank you, Berny. I didn't know if the wire gauges could be mixed and was afraid of causing damage somehow. (Obviously I'm a novice.) I'm now greatly relieved. I have another question which I"ll post under a separate topic. |
Silver Member Username: Project6
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| Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 06:08 pm: |
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You are welcome! Happy listening.
cheers |
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| Posted on Saturday, July 09, 2005 - 05:00 am: |
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I have a question about this speaker system...
is it possible to take apart the large speakers?
There dont seem to be any skrews, except under the speaker case iself. (you can see them through the grating) |
New member Username: Gomma
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| Posted on Monday, July 11, 2005 - 06:30 am: |
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My guess is that the two silver buttons on the front of the speaker have something to do with it. If you look through the grate with a flashlight you can see where there's a straight thing (sorry, I'm don't have the jargon for mechanical things)--like a post--going into the part where the speakers are housed. On the other side, where the little speakers are, there aren't any silver buttons, but if you look through the grate again, you can see the same long post on that side. I'm wondering if you just pried on the front half of the speaker case, if it would pull apart so you could get to the speakers inside? (The black fabric speaker covers pop off; maybe the front and back halves of the speaker case pops off too? )
Another suggestion would be to call the Panasonic service center and ask them.
A last suggestion would be to post your question as a new topic. I only got your question since I requested e-mail notification for replies to my post. I don't know if anyone else will realize there's a new question here since it's buried here within the topic of my original post. You might get more replies if start a new topic.
Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Good luck! |
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| Posted on Saturday, September 03, 2005 - 06:19 pm: |
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What are your thoughts?
Which one has a better sound quality and image clearityDishnetwork or Directv? |
Gold Member Username: Project6
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| Posted on Saturday, September 03, 2005 - 11:31 pm: |
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Samuelell or oreilly or anonymous,
You are nothing but a lowlife spammer scumbag clogging up the inbox. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 02:24 pm: |
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Hey, I have had this Panasonic SC-DK1 dvd mini system for five years now. Just recently the display goes blank and the dvd player won't read some disks until after the unit is wormed up after playing another disk for a while. I think the laser is going out but not sure. It plays all music cd's all the time. Where can I go to get the laser replaced or is that not possible? It is a hell of a system and I would hate to have to get a new one. Then I have a bunch of speakers with nothing to do. |
