Yes supposedly over time, stranded can develop the so called skin effect distortion etc, at least that is what I've read. Stranded major advantage is flexibility. Solid is a bit more difficult to work with, but is better for a more wide open space, as stranded is better for tighter quarters due to its flexibility. However, it being only the ground wire and not a signal carrying wire, it probably will not have any audible influence whether it be solid or stranded wire.
Grounding Speakers
My Tannoy DC8Ti speakers have a ground connector. Can someone give me a good idea as to why I should use it? Full disclosure - I had them grounded to my pre amp before. I just received, assembled, and reinstalled my gear on a new Butcher Block four shelf rack. My other rack has 3 shelf, so I’m reconfiguring the layout.
My turntable is grounded to my phone pre Amp. My power amp also has a ground connector. Should I ground the speakers to the pre amp, power amp, or to a dedicated earth ground? And is there any reason to use the power amp ground?
My turntable is grounded to my phone pre Amp. My power amp also has a ground connector. Should I ground the speakers to the pre amp, power amp, or to a dedicated earth ground? And is there any reason to use the power amp ground?
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I have 12 gauge copper wire, which is a bit stiff, but I prefer a single strand.
After doing some on-line research and taking into consideration the comments here, I'm going back to what I had before I started this thread: ground wires run from each speaker to my power amp to my pre amp to create a Star ground setup. All of my equipment is connected to a Furman power conditioner, which is connected to a dedicated line. In essence, I'm following the advice found on the PS Audio site: https://www.psaudio.com/ps_how/how-to-practice-best-grounding/ On a side note, I started building my music room a little over a year ago. I'm in the process of tweaking things, hence the new audio rack. Next steps are to replace my NAD M22v2 power amp, with a much better amp or mono blocks, and then work with GIK on room treatment. Setting up a dedicated listening room has been a learning process, and I truly appreciate all of the help and information that I've received and gleaned from this forum. Many thanks to everyone who has chimed in. |
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