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Is Speaker Termination Required?

Had a very interesting conversation with an engineer at work today and I need you guys to clarify something for me. This �Senior Electrical Engineer� told me that he has never terminated his speaker cable to his amp or loudspeakers he uses bare wire connection, he told me this elaborate reason why, but the end result was �it�s the best connection possible�

He is using an older McIntosh and Ohm speakers and has had them connected since the 80�s and the connection is as good as gold he told me.

Is there any truth to he train of thought?

Thanks

Kev
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has2be
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I agree with Stanwal. The binding posts tend to be a bigger problem . Lots feel bare wire is best and for the reasons mentioned are probably rite. Elizabeth is correct in the application of it and the ooops that can happen. Cheers.
hifitime
715 posts
 
That is one less connection for each wire.Terminals with a good secure connection should be fine too.The secure termination is what is important for me in my experience.
rrog
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But isn't this really about the sound or is it about what's easy?
gregm
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isn't this really about the sound or is it about what's easy
Indeed, but if you short the amp, there's no sound at all!
Better safe than sorry, is what people are saying...:))
rrog
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Indeed, but if you short the amp, there's no sound at all!
Better safe than sorry, is what people are saying...:))

I think too big of a deal has been made of connecting speaker wire. This is a simple task whether it is terminated or not. I realize there are some cables that require termination because of their design and I agree with some connectors the sonic signature has been incorporated into the cable's performance.
I have experimented with a wide variety of connectors and all connectors affect the sound regardless of price.
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