Are there any issues with connecting speaker wire in this manner?


I'm considering purchasing some 14 awg solid core wire to use as speaker cable.  I will be doubling this up to make 11 awg speaker cable. My amplifiers, Red Dragon S-500, have binding posts which DO NOT have a hole drilled in the center of the shaft for inserting wire (they are hollowed out for banana plugs but that's not what I am referring to here nor do I need).  I'll be connecting the speaker wire without attachments, no spades, bananas, nor pins.  To get a good connection, it would be ideal if I could take the wire and, at the half way point, wrap it around the amplifier binding post, then run the two ends out to the speakers.  Will this work or will connecting the wire in this manner be problematic?  Do I need to cut the wire into 2 runs?  Thanks!

lcherepkai

Jerry---will be trying titanium and niobium for sure, probably molybdenum too if neither of those are the sound I'm looking for as the moly adds a bit of body without losing too much detail.  It is less precise however, so hopefully won't need to use it.  I'll be getting them in 14 awg with the length being 9' from amp to speaker and will be getting them in 18' sections to bend in half/doubling them up.  I could use 2 18' sections, folded in half and lightly twisted as per suggestions here.

If making your own cables just go to vh audio and buy some decent Furutech 

Copper gold connectors and Furutech has several grades of high purity 

cables which is far better then just plain insulated wire.

Did you replace all the copper wire inside your amp and speaker cabinets? If not, you might be appreciating an interaction effect of copper x ______. 😜

If you trial these blind, I’ll admit it will be interesting. If you go it alone and all is sighted comparison, the value in this thread will be for all the practical advice others weighed in with, IM(blunt)O.

If you don’t use connectors, do color-code tape the end of each solid core before you start wrapping them - it’s a definite time saver when those wires invariable slip out of your slipped out of my hands during assembly! 😉

axeis1:  You wrote," Sure wish I had the time to waste on such a fools errand."

Congrats:  You did have the time to waste.  You did so on a useless post