Grounding cable gauge size

bugredmachine,

Well, I have each speaker negative terminal connected via a silver wire to (2) small separate different DIY boxes. The amps and subs are also connected via a silver solid wire to one large DIY box with a separate terminal on each end. The Dac, etc. are connected to the Entreq Silver Tellus via a couple of their Atlantis grounding cables.

These are all signal ground connections. I used to be able to hear a faint low-level sound through the speakers from the tube amps at about 4’ away. Today, I have to practically put my ear inside the speaker to even hear try to hear anything.

Of course, that is without music playing. LOL!

And the sound quality is amazing these days very deep sound stage. I am impressed.

ozzy

Here is what is inside my DIY boxes.

DIY Grounding Box Ingredients.

Magnetic mat placed at the bottom of box.

Crystals- Various types of Tourmalines, Quartz, Topaz

Minerals- Graphite, Graphene, Manganese Dioxide, Iron oxide, Zinc Sulphate, Carbon.

Wire- 10-gauge 9999 silver wire, chopped up 9999 silver ribbon pieces, 10-gauge 999 copper. Aluminum pieces.

Copper 101 sheets, copper chop, silver pieces.

Graphene Oxide.

Shungite 200 grams total. 100 main box 50 each speaker boxes. Plus, I added another pound of raw Shungite. ½lb to main box ¼lb to each speaker box.

Rochelle salt 2 pounds. 1 pound main, ½ pound speaker boxes.

Oil Dry compound placed outside of copper sheets for “earth”.

And of course, a few large wooden cigar boxes.

Note: I just added pictures of these DIY boxes at the end of my systems page,

ozzy

Very impressive box ingredient list and system Wow!  I took a much simpler tact (on my modest system) after doing limited research with positive results as well. I made 2- 6x6 boxes from scrape melamine wood. Lined inside with copper plates and conductive copper tape. Filled with 45% rock salt, 45% horticulture charcoal, 10% fines and 1” pieces of tourmaline.  Used basic OFC copper 16 ga speaker wire +/- twisted together with spades and banana plugs. One box has both speaker - connected.  Second box is plugged into wall outlet ground only and connected to the chassis grounds on my power conditioner and TT preamp.  Substantial SQ improvement. I have pics on my system list.

What steps have you taken to avoid redundancy, and ensure that all the listed ingredients are active, and indeed serve a useful purpose in the functioning of the grounding box?

I’ve followed the Entreq website of listed ingredients along with installing of an electrical outlet on my grounding box that serves my dac and server. The only difference is that I’ve plugged the grounding box into my conditioner vs the wall outlet Entreq states , for me in my system it yields better results. 
 

I also used more wires and material in my box previously , then I read the updated Entreq site and others where they use a single 2 meter long silver wire with multiple layers of ingredients and multiple compartments and implemented the same.

I’d say for me the biggest improvements in SQ was following Entreq in the size and weight of the grounding box matches the size od component it’s grounding.

My amp box is bigger and weights more then my Accuphase A 65 amp and that made a huge difference vs the smaller box I used previously. The amp weights over 90 lbs and the new grounding box had to be filled at the desired location because I wasn’t going to pick it up and move it at 60 yrs old.