No one actually knows how to lculate what speaker cable they need

B4icu, I am trying to learn about cables, including yours. I have virtually no knowledge of cable technology at all, and have been reading on this subject for only a few days now, including your post. So let me ask you what is hopefully not a stupid question about your DIY speaker cables to follow up on the information you provided to me up-thread on how to fabricate them for my new system.

Do you think your DIY cables would be comparable in performance to some of the more reputable cable brands that cost $1000, or more for a pair of 2-3 meter lengths, or would your’s be most modest in aspiration?. I am shocked at these high prices and would love to find a reasonably priced alternative that would provide the same performance quality as the expensive ones. The purpose being to allow the best possible performance of my new Magico A3’s when they arrive.

Thank you for your advice. I am not trying to put you on the spot or be rude, only to try to learn, so I can make a good decisions on cable purchases. Thank you for considering my question.

Mike

Mr. skyscraper (Mike)

Speaker cables are wires to connect between your speakers and amplifier. They should be of a specific resistance that mostly depends on the Amplifiers and speakers specifications and the required length. Unfortunately, no cable maker is kind enough to tell you what right cable is for you, using an engineering method. They mostly tell you of some properties, like directional wire, cryo treatment, burn in process and more. All this has nothing to do with the subject but an elegant excuse to charge a lot for it.

As for my method (calculated) cables, some are getting really thick. Cable brands charge for that kind of cables (0 AWG and thicker) an arm and a leg. This is why it is best to keep those cables as short as possible. Sometimes two mono blocks would cost you less than a set of long and thick speaker cable. For every time you double the length of a cable, you need to double its cross section too.

DIY is up to you. Find your materials, put them together by yourself and you are ready to go. Some who did it here ended up under $60 for a set. Do they look as nice as a readymade cable that you buy? No. Do they do the job? Yes. VFM: excellent and beyond!

By reading their sharing, they absolutely do. It was on spot from the first try. One guy already spent in the past as much as $2,000 on a single cable, and way more on multiple cables and none was as good as the one he made by my recommendation. His sharing is absolutely amazing.

Not all have the skills or are handy to get along with such a project. It is not easy to work with thick cables. When you need cables thicker than 0 AWG, as 2x 0 AWG or 4x 0AWG, no one I know about, can do that. I can. I developed a way of getting there…It involves ordering special made CNC parts of cooper bars and more.

Tell me what equipment you have and I can calculate for you the cable that would serve you best.

" When you need cables thicker than 0 AWG, as 2x 0 AWG or 4x 0AWG, no one I know about, can do that. I can."

Nobody "needs" O gauge wire in their system, that is just crazy talk.

Mr. Dill

Obviously you do NOT read this thread nor understand what it is about.

Please add the https:// in front and than imgur.com/a/WeAn11u

All who made this DIY and shared got a 0 AWG. Some recommendations were for 4 AWG.

But for some, who insisted of longer cables because a fire place or the management, or one guy who approached me on the private messages that had an exceptional amplifier,

because of that needed more than 0 AWG.

If I would be a cable's dealer of a maker who have non 0 AWG on its line, I would state the same!