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Electro Stimulation Ward => Signals and Noise => Topic started by: rosconey on February 19, 2008, 03:06:33 PM

Title: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: rosconey on February 19, 2008, 03:06:33 PM: so what size is your favorite?

been using some 12 ga extension cord with the + doubled up- for a few years-

last summer i bought 2- 16 ga extension cords from harbor freight -well i decided to give them a try today with my new speakers-and i didnt double the + on these-

the sound has changed-lol
ill save the remarks till they get a hour at least on them
Title: Re: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: bpape on February 19, 2008, 03:09:19 PM: 9 guage Harmonic Tech's on my mains. 11 ga HT and Canare 4S11 on the center and surrounds in the HT. 10ga to the sub.

Bryan
Title: Re: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: _Scotty_ on February 19, 2008, 04:54:14 PM: I use 9 ga. Reality Cables and 8 ga. homebrew in my system.
Scotty
Title: Re: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: mgalusha on February 19, 2008, 07:04:41 PM: I use 4 strands of 12Ga THHN for the woofers, effectively 9Ga for each leg.

9ga Analysis plus on the mids/tweets which is way overkill but it does seem to sound good.
Title: Re: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: richidoo on February 20, 2008, 05:27:58 AM: 5ga JPS :shock:

I like 'em 8) I've learned that these speakers can't get too much current or too big wires.
Title: Re: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: Carlman on February 20, 2008, 02:44:55 PM: The Reality Cables are 9ga?! :shock: I did not know that... That's what I use in my reference system... which is in limbo.

I currently use Home Depot in-wall 12ga speaker cable. They are the finest plastic-sheathed strands of copper you can find. ;)
Title: Re: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: richidoo on February 20, 2008, 03:35:25 PM: Quote from: Carlman on February 20, 2008, 02:44:55 PM
That's what I use in my reference system...

You've arrived, brother! A 'reference system' and a normal system. 8) That may be the first "reference system" reference ever made on AN!
Title: Re: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: _Scotty_ on February 20, 2008, 04:06:36 PM: I guess mine must be a reference system also as it is the only one I have to make references to.
Scotty
Title: Re: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: rosconey on February 20, 2008, 04:36:56 PM: gotta wonder sometimes how the outside world thinks when we have a display of man hood by how big our speaker cable is :yay2:
Title: Re: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: djbnh on February 21, 2008, 03:02:59 PM: Quote from: Carlman on February 20, 2008, 02:44:55 PM
The Reality Cables are 9ga?! :shock: I did not know that... That's what I use in my reference system... which is in limbo.

I currently use Home Depot in-wall 12ga speaker cable. They are the finest plastic-sheathed strands of copper you can find. ;)
Where are the real men to blog here about how they soldered their respective amps / preamps directly to the speakers? Come on, you know you're out there...
Title: Re: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: rosconey on February 21, 2008, 03:29:15 PM: i doubled up the + on my diy 16 ga harbor freight specials- :drool:

no bloat to the bass,sweet sounding for 10 bucks-
very happy with these and the new speakers
Title: Re: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: rollo on February 23, 2008, 06:03:06 PM: Using Omega Mikro Active and have no idea what ga. the ribbons are.

charles
Title: Re: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: djbnh on February 25, 2008, 07:14:07 PM: Quote from: rosconey on February 21, 2008, 03:29:15 PM
i doubled up the + on my diy 16 ga harbor freight specials- :drool:

no bloat to the bass,sweet sounding for 10 bucks-
very happy with these and the new speakers
What might be the effect of using 2 sets of the same brand speaker cables, in parallel, for speakers each with a single set of binding posts? For example, one could use a pair of SCs with spades, and another pair of SCs with bananas, for the amp-speaker connections for a pair of speakers each with only a pair of cable jacks, by using a [spade + banana] SC pair for each speaker. I don't know if it would do harm, good, or no change, might depend on capacitance and other parameters.
Title: Re: what size speaker cable do you use
Post by: richidoo on February 26, 2008, 06:02:11 AM: I tried it with slightly different solid core copper wires once, it sounded horrible. It was anticable and bill occonnells cotton telephone wire. Separately they each sounded good. Weird.