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Home Theater Junkie - Acoustic Research PR391 Pro II Series 800-Watt Microflat Speaker Cable (50ft)
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List Price: $79.99
Our Price: $47.75
Your Save: $ 32.24 ( 40% )
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Manufacturer: Acoustic Research
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Acoustic Research
Color: White
EAN: 0079000335122
Feature: Ideal for surround sound or wall mounted speakers this aesthetic cable jacket can be painted, wallpapered, spackled or mudded
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Label: Acoustic Research
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Acoustic Research
Model: PR391
Publisher: Acoustic Research
Studio: Acoustic Research
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Features
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Ideal for surround sound or wall mounted speakers this aesthetic cable jacket can be painted, wallpapered, spackled or mudded
High-strength adhesive back provides secure application to almost any surface
Easy hookup with two included terminal blocks for connection to standard speaker cable or use optional AR pins, spades, or banana connectors and can be soldered for secure connection
800 watt high purity 99.99 percent oxygen free copper conductors ensure minimal signal loss
Can be used indoors or outdoors or in automotive under carpet wiring
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Poor adhesives, do not think about using this on wall
Comment: I bought two of these. I run it mostly on the baseboard and also around two door frames.
The product looks very nice when first put on. However two serious problems would occur the second day:
1. It doesn't stay flat. The thin plastic backing layer is perfectly flat when you first pressed it on the wall. But very soon it would start to have small "speed bumps" every few inches. The product claims that it is thin enough so it can be painted over. However this does not seem to be an option when it can't stay flat;
1. It won't stick on the wall. When the bumps started to occur, it would obviously cause that particular spot to be detached from the wall. The plastic backing is rather rigid and not flexible enough, so you can't just press it back. Eventually a whole segment would come off the wall. The adhesive doesn't seem to be strong enough. Many places would not stick even on baseboard;
I end up using plastic wire clamps and nails to fasten the wires on the baseboard. With the wires on the wall, I end up using small piece of wall paper to paste over a few places in order to hold the wire on the wall. I can't paint it over because of all those bumps.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good wire, Bad Adhesion
Comment: The wire was easy to install. corners were no problem at all. the only problem is that if you have textured walls expect to have to tack your speakerwire back to the wall in a hour. i ran into this problem and i am going to end up glueing the wire to the walls before i paint over it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good product
Comment: [I posted two pictures for this product: One shows the relative sizes of tape and connector; the other shows part of the installation]
I purchased two rolls of this product to allow me to hang my speakers in the corners of my great room. On one side, this tape/wire was run along the baseboard, around a doorway, and up the corner of a wall. On the other speaker the wire was run along the baseboard, under the carpet, and up the wall.
The product is about 0.5mm thick and consists of four layers. In normal usage, the pink/orange layer is a plastic cover for the adhesive - this is what you strip off so the tape can stick to the wall. Then comes a thin clear adhesive film behind which lie the two strips of copper wire. The copper wires make up the third layer. They are very thin but about 5mm wide (guesstimate) each. Finally, the fourth layer is a white plastic backing, which protects the wires and helps blend the tape with the wall.
General consensus:
A good system - not invisible, but unobtrusive on a white wall. My wall is a semi-gloss white and the tape is somewhat glossy, so it looked pretty good. Probably appears more visible on a flat-gloss wall. Adhesion was fine - when I goofed and had to start over, pieces of paint came off with the tape. Definitely want to make sure you are doing it right the first time, although it wasn't "rip the entire paint off the wall". It looks really good along the baseboard, and I would recommend you do it there if possible. Can't feel it under the carpet at all. Running along the corner of the wall did not seem to look bad, but it's not quite as nice along the top of the doorway - not horrible, but of course it's more visible. I think a nice flat paint will solve that problem.
Finally, I used the supplied connectors to interface with normal speaker wire. They do the job, but they're not as small as they could be and they are not optimized for the flat wire - you have to cut the wires down the center to create two 2.5mm strips that are then put on top of each other to fit in the connector. Also, I did not care for stripping the adhesive layer from the wires to ensure good contact in the connector. This last part may be something we have to live with because of the need for the adhesive, but the connector could be constructed with a 5mm wide flat opening instead of a circular opening.
Pros:
Thin - even when folding over to turn corners, it's not that thick
Easy to work with
Sticks well to interior paint
Blends well with white walls
Works great as speaker wire
Cons:
Expensive - don't screw up at a dollar a foot
Connectors are too big (appearance-wise)
Connectors are not optimal for flat wire
Recommendation:
If you are using this inside a house and especially if you can run this along the baseboard, the product does its job. It's expensive for wire, but much cheaper and easier than fishing wires through walls. Be sure to take your time when applying the tape, and don't goof like I did: think carefully where you want it to start and end BEFORE applying it.
UPDATE 2008-03-06:
The wires have been up for some time now, and there *has* been a minor loss of adhesion at certain places along the wire - about three or four places (approximately 1/2 inch each) along the 20-25 feet installed. I placed some double-stick tape in these places and it seems to be holding. The adhesive doesn't seem to work quite as well as it should when the wires are applied to semi-gloss paint.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Poor design, cheaply manufactured
Comment: I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone. I purchased a roll of this at BB and thankfully I could return it once it was opened. As some other reviewers have mentioned elsewhere, the adhesive is not very tacky. It would not stick to my painted concrete walls. Additionally, once any slight crease is made in the wire, it is clearly evident and impossible to get straight and smooth again. I suppose the only way once creased is to patch over the wire with drywall patch and paint. It is very thin, but almost too thin. My last complaint is with the connectors. Forget trying to attach the wire to banana plugs or the like, as the packaging recommends. The wire is so stiff that you have to cut it in order to get it to fold onto itself and fit in an banana plug, and even then you get a poor connection. I would recommend spending more money on better custom cables than wasting your money on this wire.
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Editorial Reviews:
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ACOUSTIC RESEARCH PR391 PRO II SERIES 800-WATT MICROFLAT SPEAKER CABLE (50 FT) 5MM THICK HOME THEATER SPEAKER CABLE; HIGH-PURITY, 99.9997% OXYGEN-FREE SPEAKER CABLE WITH PAINTABLE JACKET FOR INVISIBLE INSTALLATION; HIGH-STRENGTH ADHESIVE BACK PROVIDES SECURE APPLICATION TO ALMOST ANY SURFACE; JACKET CAN BE PAINTED, WALLPAPERED, RUN UNDER CARPET OR BEHIND A BASEBOARD; FOR OUTDOOR and INDOOR USE; 50 FT PRO II SERIES 800-WATT MICROFLAT SPEAKER CABLE (50 FT)
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