Thank you for the detailed answer jwpstayman. I agree starting off with the cable I already is the right first step.
What makes differences in cables made in same materials? SVS and Audio Envy
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I am fairly new to audio world and looking for a copper speaker cables. Why I am looking for the ones made in copper? My speaker manufacturer recommended it over silver ones as it can be harsh on the high notes with the drivers they used. Anyhow. I already have a highly pure copper cables from SVS ($50) which I bought along with a now-returned SVS Ultra bookshelf speakers. I also found out that Audio Envy makes really awesome copper cables ($300) as highly recommended in many audio forums. But, what I don’t get is, what can possibly be different between the two? sound-wise? and also in terms of how those cables are made? To me, they seem to be the same copper cables both advertised to be made of highly pure copper and both comes in gold plated banana tips. Would you recommend any other copper speaker cables including diy? Any opinions would be much appreciated.
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I am fairly new to audio world and looking for a copper speaker cables. Why I am looking for the ones made in copper? My speaker manufacturer recommended it over silver ones as it can be harsh on the high notes with the drivers they used. Anyhow. I already have a highly pure copper cables from SVS ($50) which I bought along with a now-returned SVS Ultra bookshelf speakers. I also found out that Audio Envy makes really awesome copper cables ($300) as highly recommended in many audio forums. But, what I don’t get is, what can possibly be different between the two? sound-wise? and also in terms of how those cables are made? To me, they seem to be the same copper cables both advertised to be made of highly pure copper and both comes in gold plated banana tips. Would you recommend any other copper speaker cables including diy? Any opinions would be much appreciated.
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lalitk Thank you! Much needed info! |
All cables have 3 electrical characteristics - Resistance, Inductance and Capacitance. When put into a circuit with an amplifier and a speaker, differences in these values may have very large effects on the frequency response of the speaker. Just an example - a cable with high inductance may result in rolled off high frequencies. Obviously, there is much more that goes into cable design, but I'm just mentioning this because I don't think anyone did yet. So the electrical properties may make 2 sets of copper wires sound very different. |
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