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Something Else I'm Wondering About

I don't know why, but only recently have I noticed, and am now questioning, why the internal wiring of speakers is usually a much smaller gauge than the cables we hook them up with. If a larger gauge wire is "better" for hooking them up to the amp/receiver, etc..., then why not use a similar gauge wire in the very speaker itself? Also, does this mean that we need not use the larger, more expensive gauges if what we are seeking is better/optimal sound? Will a smaller/cheaper gauge wire yield the same results?


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roxy54
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If you buy the expensive Kimber interconnects, they already come with the walnut block.
oldhvymec
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LOL if you could only see some of the concoctions ,I've come up with "INSIDE" those boxes, really, I've put some STUFF, in there..

Some really, weird sounding tweaks for sure, some really nice discoveries too.  Silver plated tungsten, wrapped with 4 strands of copper, two CW, two CCW. per inch, seems to be pretty special for the mids and highs...

HEAVY copper for the bottom/BASS USA made SOOW is perfect..Save your money.. 8-10-12/4 SOOW, serious good copper.. There is only TWO grades of copper, so you know. Good and BAD!!, ALL US made copper is GOOD... ALL of it... All domestic cable is 99.99% pure, unless otherwise specified... Alu/Clad, copper/Clad.

Regards
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steve59
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I use kimber 4tc and have a dealer that lets me demo wire over the weekend so I brought home some really pretty nordost flat speaker wire that at 1/2 price would only cost as much as putting new tires on my truck, perspective is everything and I think I did notice a difference, but I couldn’t tell if I liked it better. Manufacturers of exotic speakers will put big name wires in the box as part of the pitch. To my worn out ears speaker wires are bling.
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