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If you will be running speaker wire from your audio distribution amplifier or amplified keypad to the outside or even underground, you need cable that's rated for direct burial. Even if you don't actually bury the cable in the ground, it will better stand up to exposure to harsh outdoor weather conditions over the course of time.

Boston Acoustics Voyager VOYARK8T2R 8-Inch Outdoor Rock Speaker (River Rock) Niles PS6Si terracotta finish stereo input planter speaker

Especially if you are installing one or more stereo-input dual-voice-coil single outdoor speakers that features dual tweeters like those pictured above, it probably makes sense to run 4-conductor cable like those pictured at the bottom of this page so you can experience two-channel audio, through a single cable, from a single speaker.

It's also nice to know that it you are going to be spending several hundred bucks on speaker cables to wire your whole house audio system that you can buy one single go-to cable that's both direct burial rated for outdoor and underground installation and CL3 rated for in wall and ceiling installation.

JSC Wire 14 AWG Direct Burial Speaker & Lighting Wire 100ft
14/2 direct burial speaker wire, 100 ft
or 500 ft
Black - 16/4 Awg CL3 Rated In Wall and Direct Burial Rated - Speaker Wire/Cable - 500ft - Indoor/Outdoor - Premium Home Audio
16/4 direct burial & CL3 rated speaker wire, 500 ft
Pro 105 Strand 14/4 Awg Direct Burial Speaker Wire DB and CL3 Rated
14/4 direct burial & CL3 rated speaker wire, 500 ft

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