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

Mr. glupson

1.       "How does going from a thick (0 AWG) cable to the connecting piece (8? 14)?"

 

Solutions were provided by some who implemented their DIY solution, so did I with a crimping device and some soldering. I used 8 AWG.

The ends of such a cable have some contribution to the total resistance, but it is negligible because they are very short. That ending has also a physical benefit of strain relief over the rest of the thick cable. 

It was answered by me.

2.       "That most of you are having the wrong cable connected in your system!", "It may be true".

 

As no one ever thought his cable needs to be calculated, the industry and the sales people made and sale cables of thin wire with thick urban myth crap, for reasons of par. 1 and costs, and as most that have an amplifier with better DF than 150 are in this category. As a fact, for all those, they use and hear only a fraction of their system potential! No matter what they've told about the 14 AWG cable of how hi end it is and what story it has to justify a hefty rip off.

3.       My thread is no clutter. I stand behind my word and those who gave it a try approve it loud and clear. You are invited to give it a try too. You have more to gain than to lose.

 

Mr. glupson

"Open-minded, ready to accept different views when presented in a reasonable fashion, willing to improve, not stubborn, not arrogant "my way or no way", etc. In short, great bright people. Hardly lizards".

I thing different.

Most people on this thread (many silent), are in this hobby from love their audio hobby. You know that the upgrade bug is very active, from the obvious reason that all want a better sound. If not now, for sure later. This thread, and threads like this should serve that well. I would expect them to listen to new ideas, to try (for a reasonable expense of under $100) and to make up their mind, if they were skeptic.

For those I called "naggers", they had a different agenda. They do not love the audio as we do. They love the income from it. This thread is a serious threat on their income and industry. It is hard to accept and admit that for so long they had no idea what they are doing, at a time they were telling the most convincing urban myths and charging for that an arm and a leg. They are to lose trust and face toward their clients. What can they say to justify an entire industry that was so ignorant for so long, telling lies and myths while their cables were far from what they should be.

At this point of the thread, their reaction is well aligned with that behavior along the rest of this thread.

 

 

"The resistance of #14 vs. #0 is remaining relative, no matter of length. It will apply to any length from 1 m to 1 km or 1 cm."

Perhaps, but at REAL WORLD lengths, the relative difference is 
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Mr. stevcham

Mathematics and electronics shows there is significance.

A big one.

Those who shared their DIY 0 AWG vs. previous 14 AWG prove that significance, in some fantastic descriptions. 

This is the real world.

Mister b4icu...your snarky and condescending response is weird since I was simply responding to YOUR question, but based on your posts I suppose I really shouldn't be surprised. Bill Low on the other hand was helpful and respectful during our conversation, and the logical and well thought out descriptions of what these cables do and why they do it are succinct and relevant, and proven by their performance in my system.