elliotbnewcombjr: good food for thought. I may get a set of the Morris terminals and just see how I could use them. They would probably be a good way to combine different kinds of wire as I may want to try incorporating some molybdenum wire later if the titanium and/or niobium don't quite get the tone right. Good call and thanks!
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!
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Hello jdavis234 |
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I’m sorry but is this some kind of a joke? Using solid wire for speaker connections? You’re kidding right? Why on god green earth would anyone run solid conductors for cables that transmit frequencies? The more strands in a cable the better to counter act skin effects. If you’re serious, don’t even consider it. Run good standing pure copper zip cord. |
This is what I do with the 12-gauge single-conductor speaker wire I have running to my Maggies from my amp. I have gotten in the habit or periodically reaching behind the amp to check the connection tightness. Every few months there is a tiny, tiny bit of tightening that can be done. I don't believe I ever come close to losing signal. An occasional spray of CRC QD electronic cleaning spray doesn't hurt, either. My listening room opens to the kitchen on one long side - and we cook. A lot. You'd be amazed at what a little electrical douching will do for SQ in such an environment. |
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