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

Mr. tobor007

I’m impressed you had mentioned specs. What specs of the Kimber Kable (12TC) cables is the one that you think would make it a perfect match to your system (Amp. and Speakers)?

Regarding the signal loss graph, I think that the vertical (x) should have been dB rather than m Ohms. Even then, it is a good sample of from where and why the skin effect might have came from…

Kimber always used wire counter on their products. What would do, to make their cable prevail over others? That’s right: The skin effect. As no other makes it that way, skin effect would be a good marketing argument. Is it for real? NO. But those who fall in this scheme, can bring it up on my thread as a saying to earn more points on posts.

From your post, the strongest saying is that you managed to get around with a $45 Chinese Kimber over an original for $750. Well done Sir.

It reminds me a boy who came home and say to his dad: I just saved you $2.50.

How come asks his father?

I run after a bus rather than take a ride.

Well said his dad:

Next time you better run after a taxi and save me $25.-

Mr. shadowcat2016 

Thanks for bringing it up.

As you say, I asked no money, only offered an idea and some help. All for free.

No one yet came back from a try with a fail or success, to prove me wrong nor right.

So, I will join the question: Why?

PS. Please check your dot key, on your keyboard. It seems to stuck occasionally. :-)

Mr. conradnash

Please your kind attention:

Here are two spades (I call them also cable shoes: an 8 AWG and a 1/0 AWG. I laid them on a $50 bill, for you to have true size and proportions. Both are quite a tight fit to the wires, to ensure best contact when crimped.

https://imgur.com/a/wueD1lq

https://imgur.com/a/RxDhvjz

A 2/0 AWG is thicker than a 1/0 AWG. Never used a 2/0 AWG, but the gauge table: https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm Say that a 1/0 AWG has a 8.25246 mm in diameter, and a 2/0 AWG has a 9.26592 mm in diameter. It’s 10% or 1mm thicker wire.

I do not see a way that the flat side of that spade, even if you cut its front center out, is getting into a standard binding post.

I only try to save you some disappointment, when you get to the "bridge" and want to cross it.

I also would like to remind you, that the weight of a 2/0 AWG pulling down this spade from a binding post, is not the match I would like to see.

Some guys here, have equipment accesses of $1/4M! I would not dear to risk in that way. Please use extra caution.

Mr. khiak
I sincerely apologize for the delay. Here is the answer of Mr. Rodolphe BOULANGER, of Goldmund from Swiss, arrived short while ago: 10:58 12/10/2018 (Israel time).

"Dear Michael,

email well received as well as S/N .

The damping factor is Telos 600 damping factor: 400 at 1 KHz, on 8 Ω.

I hope it helps.

Thanks.

Best Regards.

Rodolphe BOULANGER
Sales Director"

For 1.5m long cable @ 400DF you will need a 4 AWG cable.

Thanks for the image, the cables sure are going to be monsters.

I'm going to get them terminated with spades (spades/forks, not rings as in your picture) so there'll be no cutting of the terminals required.

Everything is very close to the floor so weight shouldn't be an issue, but I appreciate it might. If they won't fit then I might use a connecting block to convert the 0awg to 4mm cable for the last inch or two.

I appreciate the concern and I take your advice on board; I'll be careful.