Re: Speaker cable quality - magic or voodoo?

[Gordon JC Pearce <gordon@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2004-01-28 at 19:29, Mark Harrison (Yahoo!) wrote:
> As ever, there's one key piece of advice on the "how much should
I spend =
on
> speaker cable".

Not very much, basically.

> Go to a dealer. Get them to demonstrate different cables on kit as
simila=
r
> as possible to yours, over a similar length run to the one you'll be
usin=
g.
> If they won't do this, then find another dealer who understands
customer
> service.

Don't forget that they will be trying to sell you the =A3250/m solid gold
stuff.=20=20

> Personally, I can very clearly hear the difference between bell wire
and
> 79-strand on my kit... but have never really been able to tell the
> difference between off-the-shelf 79-strand and more esoteric stuff...
BUT

Don't forget that bell wire has a comparatively high DC resistance, like
all single-strand thin wire.  I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up
having nearly as much resistance as the speaker coil (although this
won't be the same as having the same impedance).  Once you get to
reasonably thick multistrand copper wire, it really doesn't matter.  I
defy anyone to honestly tell me they can hear the difference between
expensive speaker cable and ordinary 5A mains flex at normal domestic
volume levels.  We use it for wiring up 200W PA speakers, and it works
just fine.
=20
> ... your kit will be different from mine
> ... your ears will be different from mine

... and that's something too many people forget.

Gordon JC Pearce.



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