can I use coaxial rg 6/u 18awg for sub-woofer?

[ventean]

Lookin' for some help to wire up my brand new sub woofer!

My stereo system was wired two years ago during a remodel and I hope the dudes had a sub-woofer in mind. I've got 4 ceiling speakers connected to a receiver and they also left me a jack in the wall with two cables stuffed in it:

1) a 4-wire speaker cable (labeled 16 AWG condumex 4)
2) a slightly thicker cable (labeled RG 6/U 18 AWG , condumex e-171210 catv cmh coaxial)

These cables come out of another wall jack behind the receiver and are just sitting unconnected on the floor.

Can I use the 18 gauge one for the subwoofer? (just go buy some subwoofer connectors and crimp 'em on or something?)

I'm out of speaker connections on the receiver so I'd love to use the sub-woofer output on the receiver...

THANKS!

 

[drvnbysound]

Lookin' for some help to wire up my brand new sub woofer!

My stereo system was wired two years ago during a remodel and I hope the dudes had a sub-woofer in mind. I've got 4 ceiling speakers connected to a receiver and they also left me a jack in the wall with two cables stuffed in it:

1) a 4-wire speaker cable (labeled 16 AWG condumex 4)
2) a slightly thicker cable (labeled RG 6/U 18 AWG , condumex e-171210 catv cmh coaxial)

These cables come out of another wall jack behind the receiver and are just sitting unconnected on the floor.

Can I use the 18 gauge one for the subwoofer? (just go buy some subwoofer connectors and crimp 'em on or something?)

I'm out of speaker connections on the receiver so I'd love to use the sub-woofer output on the receiver...

THANKS!

I used RG6 to connect mine and it works perfectly fine. Whether or not there is any sort of fidelity loss or not I am not sure of, but I cant tell personally.

 

[gatchel]

I know of a person that has this same problem and used the coax also. It seems to have no effect. Works well.

 

[ventean]

thanks guys! I'll give it a shot...