Speaker Wire Quality and Manufacturers

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Printed Date: May 06, 2024 at 6:12 PM

Topic: Speaker Wire Quality and Manufacturers

Posted By: vatodeth
Subject: Speaker Wire Quality and Manufacturers
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 1:38 AM

I found this interesting, because I am one of those people that are tempted to pay a fee for better performance. Always worried about possible weaknesses... lol

https://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm

I personally believe the article. Before I read this, I was spending good money on 'high-quality' speaker wire.

Now if only I can find put if a capacitors effect on cleaning power actually helps a systems sound quality.

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Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 2:13 AM

I don't agree with his wire length recommendations. Try going here and play with some wire awg, lengths, and power levels: https://www.bcae1.com/wire.htm Putting in 1000 watts through 18 awg wire run 12 feet into a 2 ohm load produced inaudible losses. You don't need big speaker wire, period.

Posted By: kirktcashalini
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 1:21 PM

ok WTF... people spend 1300 on a foot of speaker wire.... who the hell can do this?

I work construction, I have worked in 3 houses that are over 15,000sq Ft. and even these houses didnt spend that much on speaker wire. Im talkin 10+Mil houses. people who buy them without a mortgage.

I just cant see what makes a wire so expensive... and where the market for them is.

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and where the hell do you get a source that can be that good, and speakers?

If anyone can explain why anyone would need wire this expensive PLEASSSSSSEEEEE DO. Thanks.

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Posted By: firstrax
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 2:05 PM

kirktcashalini wrote:

ok WTF... people spend 1300 on a foot of speaker wire.... who the hell can do this?

This guy.

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Posted By: kirktcashalini
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 5:51 PM

rofl... anyone else got pics like this... id love to see em

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99 Blazer LT. Yellow Top. Big 3. Infinity Kappa Speakers All Around. Jensen CD/DVD flip out. 2 Infinity Kappa Perfect 12DVQs powered by a Alpine PDX600.1 (in one custom box, building a FG box)

Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 7:41 PM

I'm going to make a stereo that can remove a woman's clothing from 20 feet away, see pic above for details. posted_image

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Posted By: godd dan it
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 8:07 PM

I dont spend alot of money on wires. I just make sure the wires are oxygen free.

Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 8:52 PM

Wow, that's outrageous. I guess it just shows how gullible people can really be.

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Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: April 07, 2006 at 4:04 AM

godd dan it wrote:

I dont spend alot of money on wires. I just make sure the wires are oxygen free.

So how long do you have to suck on the wire before you know that all the oxygen is out? I nearly passed out last week doing this till I noticed my friend kinked the wire.

Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: April 07, 2006 at 7:03 AM

lol ... this is how I get my morning funnies posted_image

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Posted By: audiocableguy
Date Posted: April 07, 2006 at 8:33 AM

When you buy "directional cable" do the arrows show the direction in which the oxygen was sucked out?

Posted By: audiocableguy
Date Posted: April 07, 2006 at 8:55 AM

I have found this stuff to work really well:
https://www.canare.com/index.cfm?objectid=ED6BC7F9-3048-7098-AFFBD72838C0461D.

4x16 AWG (13 AWG if you twist two together) .50 cents a foot, easy to pull, small diameter and since it's a quad cable you can hit both door speakers in a comp set with one cable. Looks much more expensive and the conductors are all ready color coded so you don't worry about lables. Just a good quality product.

Posted By: firstrax
Date Posted: April 07, 2006 at 10:12 AM

Steven Kephart wrote:

So how long do you have to suck on the wire before you know that all the oxygen is out? I nearly passed out last week doing this till I noticed my friend kinked the wire.

Steve, you owe me $2.25 for the 20 oz Starbucks Columian Supreme I just sprayed all over my monitor! And $0.25 paper towels.

Damn that was funny!