I guess it never ends. Oxygen free, then why not OCC, and while they're at it, could they make the insulation PTFE? I'm not being sarcastic, but all of these details have been felt by users to yield sonic benefits over the years, and it's tempting to wonder how far the basic design's performance could go. As it stands now, I guess the fact that there is a lot of copper wire in there is part of what sounds good, and the affordable price makes it a good choice for those of us (myself included) who aren't wealthy. I think that I'm going to give it a try.
Canare 4S11"G" now available!
I’ve been a HUGE cheerleader of the Canare 4S11 speaker cable for years now.
I have wanted try the "G" version (Oxygen Free Copper) for quite awhile now, but the minimum order was 328 feet, so I never got to try it. It is now available by the foot.
The guys at Canare claim it’s 4S11 "kicked up a notch"! Man I love that cable.
I’m going to buy enough for my shotgun setup that I use and see how they compare.
Stay tuned...
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Thanks for the note, @mofimadness . Always nice to have options from a first class source like Canare.. As I understand it, oxygen changes the crystalline structure of the copper cable. OFC has fewer crystal boundaries for the signal to cross. I suspect that the OP would be better off by running both positive and negative terminals in the same cable. As I understand it, the whole point of the star-quad configuration is to minimize both broadcasting of an EM signal and receiving an EM signal. I don’t see how that happens if you use one cable for positive and another cable for negative. Also, running one side in each of two cables is going to considerably increase inductance, which will attenuate high frequency. That’s fine for woofers, but not for full range. IMO. |
For the money it’s a good value , theNew one is OFC Copper lookat Wire world Eclipse for example 7-9 pure ,and they have their patented dielectric ,my point is when you start spending more monies the construction,gets better and do yourself a favor go on Amazon and buy gold over Copper , or solid Copper spades , 2x a year use isopropyl alcohol to clean ,especially power cords , brass is bright and has 2-3 x less conductivity , = more resistance and noise go to VH audio you can get connectors for around $160 name brand high purity it truly counts if you want a more natural presentation. |
Audioquest trains salespeople to their cable ideology. The “Metallurgy” phase teaches that higher purity metal (lower oxygen) has fewer crystal junctions per unit of length. The Ohno linear crystal drawing process is the end state of this spectrum. The more you pay in their line, the closer you get to that. Plus improved dielectric and geometry. None of their products use finely stranded copper…they are strictly a solid conductor company, except for bulk custom installation products. |
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