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|   Speaker cable: what happens if it is TOO thick, or........ | caldera
Jun 26, 2002 9:49 PM | | ......too thin?
Cable length: 6 feet.
Power input: 50 watts into a 8 ohm speaker load.
Cable type: just plain stranded stuff, like Radio Shack sells.
And I don't mean 18gauge versus 14 gauge. I mean the extremes, like what would happen (electrically speaking) if I used 8 gauge OR 24 gauge cable. I am trying to establish some solid points of reference.
Thanks a lot.
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| re: Speaker cable: what happens if it is TOO thick, or........ | mtrycrafts
Jun 26, 2002 10:05 PM | | At 6 ft, most likely nothing even with that 24 ga, just not a good practice as there is no need for such thin wires.
8 ga may not fit your terminals:) but if you reduce the ga at the terminals, nothing will happen. |
| re: Speaker cable: what happens if it is TOO thick, or........ | A
Jun 27, 2002 12:12 PM | | See:
http://www.sundial.net/~rogerr/wire.htm
There is a chart with recommendations for wire gauges. You'll want to read the text to fully understand the chart. With only 8 feet of wire and 8 ohm speakers, it would have to be pretty small to make an audible difference. |
| That is an EXCELLENT wire website, with no audio-voodoo junk | caldera
Jun 28, 2002 10:32 AM | | And written by someone who worked with true high end equipemnt on a daily basis. Very refreshing to read.
Thanks,
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| re: Speaker cable: what happens if it is TOO thick, or........ | sam9
Jun 27, 2002 12:32 PM | | How about copper bar or rod? That should make everyone here happy. www.onlinemetals.com |
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