Let me make myself clear. It would be no different if you made a solid wire out of the connecter and then used bare stranded copper for the connecter. I was being cynical in my original post. I also read during an A B comparison, the participants could not tell the difference between a coat hanger and an exotic speaker wire!!!
Thinking out of the box here. It might make some defensive
I was thinking, that all the different wire constructions and purities is pointless if they are tied to a connecter. How can the signal carry the purist signal when it has to be compromised by the mercy of a connecter. Why not make a solid wire out of the connecter and use the bare wire for the connecter? Same end result. I’m not an engineer but it seems to me it would sound the same. Right? The end product is only as good as its weakest link. I’m beginning to think speaker cables are too over rated . I switched out my $1500 cables for some 10 gauge $20 copper wire with bare ends and I will say if there was any difference it was slight. I do know my amp doesn’t clip like it used too. And music is louder and more dynamic. I tried some 12 gauge and couldn’t tell any difference from the 10. And yes all the cable lengths were 8 foot. If you want the purist signal then you would have to take the wire and run it right through the speaker and bypass the terminals. So my question to the electrical educated members here is how can the signal arrive intact if it has to be transmitted through a connecter and then to the speaker terminals. It makes me think speaker wire is not all that important. I’m just saying. I don’t mean to be starting a war here.
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blueranger My point is why pay for all the fancy wire when in the end the signal has to pass through a connecter and then a speaker terminal. Any perceived advantage of pure exotic copper or intricate twisting of the wire or insulators is a total waste.It isn't clear on what you base your claim. There are certainly high quality connectors available; there's no reason to settle for cheap, Radio Shack-quality connectors. |
“I switched out my $1500 cables for some 10 gauge $20 copper wire with bare ends and I will say if there was any difference it was slight. I do know my amp doesn’t clip like it used too. And music is louder and more dynamic.” Frankly, the difference doesn’t appear to be “slight” the way you described it. You know, your “amp doesn’t clip like it used to, the music is louder and more dynamic.” |
With the $1500 speaker cables, I could never get a good connection to the speakers because the spades were so thick and hard to attach. I thought about cutting the ends off but it would hurt the resale value. The slight difference I mentioned was in the music itself. The detail and soundstage. It might have been a perceived difference and someone else might have heard no difference except in the dynamics of a better connection. |
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