Question for Paradigm Owners, what speaker cable??

I have heard the Studio 40v2 with entry level Nordost Flatline MKll speaker cable and they sounded very musical with gorgeous midrange.
johnny7

Hi All,
I own a pair of Reference Studio 60V2 and use 12awg "speaker" cable from my local home center. It sounds good, but I'm concerned if I should use an "audiophile" cable. I have ~25-30 feet beteen my power amp and speakers. What should I do?

Thanks
George

George: A good guide to sizing speaker cable is:

http://www.pcavtech.com/techtalk/wire_size/index.htm

Based on that, I'd say 12 AWG is probably good enough for you, though it wouldn't hurt to go slightly larger if you wanted to play it safe.

By the way, in case somebody tries to sell you on it, biwiring will not reduce resistance. If you want lower resistance, thicker cables is the way to go.

So Bomarc, what would you do if you were dealing with 25-30 feet between amp speaker?

I'd do exactly what you're doing, George. I'd run 12-gauge and not worry about it --assuming my speakers didn't present too difficult a load. (I don't know the minimum impedance of your speakers, but someone else may.)

Of course, I'm one of those people who believes that the pursuit of better sound through exotic cables is folly. If you're into that, you'll get lots of suggestions on your new thread.