Re: bASS isms

["Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"sockozy" wrote:
>
>> BTW, thinning 1/2" of cable at the V/C even on pieces that won't
>> handle 14Ga has no measurable affect on the music.
>>
> BTW, nor does using 16 gauge that actually fits and costs less.

No, you're wrong.  On longer runs which are found in the larger homes
where the owners can afford a multi-room audio system, power demands
often require the larger gauge.  A 1/2" reduction where the cable
enters a connector adds so little resistance that it will not affect
the audio.  But a 2-gauge difference on a 100 ft run adds much more
resistance and can actually "color" the sound.

To fully understand the difference you need a basic knowledge of
things like wire resistance and its affect on sound propagation.  In
a nutshell (which hopefully shouldn't be too much for you to handle),
a 1/2" long reduction from 14 to 16 gauge will add less than one
1/1000 of an Ohm.  But the same reduction in a 100' long, 2-conductor
speaker cable will add more than 3 Ohms to the circuit.  Attenuation
isn't the same for all frequencies so the result is not just a simple
reduction in volume.  That's what is meant by "coloring" the audio --
you change the way it sounds and, almost never for the better.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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