Grounded Speaker Cable


Hi, all. I'm considering the purchase of speaker cable that has a ground wire which attaches to a nearby outlet. What's the deal with this? Does a grounded speaker cable really improve the sound significantly? Thanks.

rlb61

@tony1954 ... they are not on the website yet. I read about them in a post from a guy on A’Gon and then emailed the company. I use AE SP12s and think they are excellent. However, I am skeptical with respect to this ground wire thing and, after having read more about it and speaking with my electrician friend, I think the potential benefit is very small to non-existent. I’ll keep my SP12s (which are far better than the Cardas wire I used for years), and will continue to stay off the cable roller coaster.

@rib61, This article just came to mind an overview of audio system grounding and interfacing see here.

Mike

"likelihood of this ground wire improving sound in a residential setting appears to be minimal"

not minimal, NONE, no need, NADA, in fact it ADDs potential for problem.

You cannot solve a non-existent problem.

Read all 200 pages .put some science behind audio equipment and very informative on published reference.  Very helpful.

User @nutty has these speaker cables. He has both the SP12s and the SP14s and he said he likes the 14s much better. Maybe he'll chime in here.