Canare 4S11 has been mentioned several times and seems a popular choice. I’m just curious how it stacks up against Belden 5T00UP. See below. Belden outperforms Canare in those attributes.
For a nominal amplifier output impedance of 0.05 ohms, using a 10 ft speaker cable, the total impedance seen by the amplifier is lower with Belden 5T00UP (0.06 ohms) compared to Canare 4S11 (0.076 ohms). This difference can have a non-trivial impact on the damping factor, potentially affecting the tightness and agility of bass response. You may not notice this difference in an ordinary system, but with high-end gear, it could be quite significant.
5T00UP 4S11
- DCR (ohm/1000 ft) 1.03 2.6
- Capacitance (pF/ft) 26 45