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CONNECTIONS are a pain. Remember you have to track exactly along walls, don't forget vertical distance as well. If you're running it over anything other than white, it will stand out starkly. First, 25 feet is not as long as you think it is.
Next, the wire is very stiff, so taking it around corners or making turns is difficult. For the spring clips in the speakers, I did the same thing. Tools required: wire cutters, plyers, strong hands. Does the product live up to it's description: Yes, it is a very flat, great quality speaker wire. Overall, it's a good product. It does what it says, it's a very flat, good quality speaker wire. You are pretty much limited to 90 degree turns. Not a substitute for in-wall wiring.
As this as this wire is (and it is impressively thin), it's still clearly visable on the wall. Trying to get the flat, stiff wire to fit into a bannana clip was a challenge. But expect plenty of difficulty laying it and connecting your components. Take plyers and squish together the (now) 3 elements of the wire, twist with plyers to form something closer to a braided or twisted wire that would fit into the clips. It takes some effort to shape it to the track you intend.The adhesive is not super strong. My solution: make 2 1/2 inch cuts down the length of the wire.
I used it to connect one of my side-surround speakers on a new Onkyo speaker set to my new Onkyo 605 receiver. I wish they made the white cover a little more narrow (closer to the wire profile) and put clear plastic on the edge. Low profile doesn't mean no profile. Since it's flat and doesn't curve, you have to figure all distances in straight lines and 90 degree turns. It holds just fine to the floor, but it has pulled off the wall a couple of times.
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