12AWG speaker wire


I'm replacing my speaker wire with 12AWG wire, There are different 12AWG wire, The ones I looked at the 1st consisted of 65 strand 30 AWG and the 2nd 294 strand 36 AWG. Looking for thoughts on which is better?

rbull11

Hi OP,

In my family room I have runs of 35 and 25 feet.

so expensive speaker wires are not practical.

I made 4 individual cables using 10 gauge all copper Audtek wire from

parts express.  No silver for me!  I soldered on spade connections both ends.

ok I did use silver solder.

Great value for longer runs or any runs.  Any speaker benefits from bi wiring and eliminating jumpers.

Audtek 10 AWG OFC Speaker Wire 100 ft. 

Audtek Electronics Part #100-029    

Model: SKRL-10-100

@rbull11 - if you are "handy" - then take a look at this site

http://www.image99.net/blog/files/d048bbacfce9bcad4a025be804771d9a-76.html

They are excellent speaker cables that outperform many "branded products"

Read more member opinions here...

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/duelund-conversion-to-diy-helix-geometry-cabling?highlight=helix%2Bdiy

The thread discusses all cable types so you might need ot search for speaker cable comments specifically

If you have any questions about the Helix cables just ask

Regards - Steve

+ 1 williewonka

If the runs are really long, shorten them up.
NO I don't want to hear it.. Shorten the runs and move your equipment. :-)

If you have to make your own unless it's an RCA don't solder anything if you can. Pressure weld or use securements of like alloy. Silver terminal ends use silver screws. 

From the test build I've made, the thinner the wire the better was the bass spectrum. My understanding is that the thinner the wire the more the whole cable act as a solid cables because the strands are more in electrical contact with each other as opposed to larger strands. Being more stiff, the larger strands will push off each other resulting in a sound more akin to a litz cable configuration.

Resistance of wire is not linear, at low frequency it is function of the diameter of the wire and as frequency rises inductance takes over and the resistance rises. A larger diameter conductor will reduce the low frequency resistance, shifting the tonal response toward the lows end.

Thanks for your responses and the input ,                                                                                       I just ordered some Mystarsound 12-2C . This was the 65 strand 12AWG.

  • Speaker Wire: Made in the USA-High Performance 12G 2C I also ordered some gold plated PIN and Spade connectors.