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

Mr. Mitch2

Sorry you missed some of this tread, explaining that every amp-speaker has its optimum cable, by engineering calculation. The tweaks of a sound system shall be done other than on a copper wire between the amp and the speakers. No, no one cable for all. The cables are different by the equipment they serve and length required.

Not to say, that the claim is of having a speaker cable that would bring out 100% of a system, rather than have a wire you or others might suggest, that you think is good sounding, but would deliver only 20%-50% of that system's potential.

Please be kind to read the sharing on this thread, of people who made the change and were kind to share. None of the cable you are talking about would get this kind of improvement.

Mr. grannyring

Thanks

Do any cable maker provides with their product some guidance, instructions or suggestions, what cable may fit best a given system or be the right answer for a customer need?

Or they leave it all in your (and many other sales people) hands?

In your words, if someone would come and say that his sound is on the bright side, you would suggest a speaker cable that would solve that? Or if a customer would ask for a cable that would bring to live the highs, you have a solution for that, with a speaker cable?

So for a customer that would like to improve his bass. Have it stronger and tighter?

Could you please answer what is the thicker cable you have to offer and what it costs?

Wire alone cannot possibly cure all the ills or preferences of a given system. The right cabling can help directionally get to the end goal.

Even various 0 gauge cabling will sound different based on the cable’s design and materials employed. A tinned finely stranded copper will sound different than un-tinned stranded copper. The gauge of the strands can impact the sound in obvious ways. Copper clad aluminum cabling will sound far different than any cables mentioned above. All these cables will sound different even if they are all 0 gauge. We haven’t even talked about the outer jacket material which also impacts the sound.

@mitch2 and others know this from experience.

You can see my ads here on Agon. I have built several sets of 7 gauge speaker cables. 12 and 10 gauge seem most popular. I am interested in trying thicker gauge and will test over time. Over the years I have learned that there is no ONE WAY to build anything in Audio that is always the best for all people. The best you can hope for is a recipe that pleases as many Aphiles as possible. 

@b4icu

Sorry you missed some of this tread, explaining that every amp-speaker has its optimum cable, by engineering calculation.

You are in fact correct, I previously had only read parts of the thread, so I went back and read the whole thing. Between ROTFLMFAO and taking aspirin to make my headache go away, I learned there are apparently 3 lucky beneficiaries of the secret engineering calculation that primarily shows just about everyone (except the three) is using speaker cables that are too small. Not sure why 6 pages of posts were required to uncover this sensational revelation but hey, whatever it takes to move the industry forward.

It all started in 1977 (or there about) with Polk Cobra Cable, high capacitance, loudspeaker cable from Japan, followed by Fulton Gold 4ga., then Monster. It is interesting that after 40+ years and hundred of thousands of speaker cables bought and used, that this secret formula has just been discovered and released. This cure all theory is backed by a half dozen experimenters that have given early praise of first impressions. It has been my experience that long term use will reveal warts that go undetected during the initial experience.