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Cl3 speaker cable.
An example would be cl3 or class 3 which many people recognize as an in wall rating because of the labeling on the spools of speaker wire found at home improvement stores.
These ratings refer to use in low voltage applications.
While nec codes don t specifically refer to home theater use these do refer to multipurpose wire used for remote control signalling and power limited circuits.
Underwriters laboratory testing requires that a cable pass one of two ul tests selected by the manufacturer with.
If you re going to install wires in your house backyard or patio they need to go through a wall floor.
If you re going to run speaker wire inside your walls or ceiling you ll need ul rated speaker wire labeled cl2 or cl3.
This is the next step up.
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Speaker wires are a big part for both outdoor speakers and indoor speakers because both need them.
The speaker cable line includes direct burial speaker cable with ultra high purity 99 995 sometimes described as oxygen free copper ofc belden cables use soft drawn and annealed conductors which allow the cables to be flexed without breaking.
Cl3 speaker wires are the exact same except they can handle 300 volts.
If you want to install your outdoor speaker wire underground you ll need wire rated for direct burial.
Both cl2 and cl3 speaker wire are suitable for in wall installations.
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In wall wire is available with two conductors.
Cl2 and cl3 cable doesn t reduce smoke or gases but minimize the possibility of shock.
You ll also see cable with cl2 and cl3 ratings which refer to the amount of voltage the cables can carry cl2 150 volts cl3 300 volts.
Both cl2 and cl3 wires run through both.
To classify the types of cables suitable for reducing these risks in various applications the nec provides a system of ratings of cables.