Cables for high efficiency speakers?

Did you ask the manufacture if his speakers were wired INTERNALLY with silver? And if not, why not? The best cable will depend on your amp, your room and your taste. I distrust blanket statements by manufactures or anyone else. Did he tell you why the Wireworld would not work? Did he give you a plausible rational as to why the high efficiency speakers had special requirements? I suppose that if they draw less power then a smaller gauge wire could be used but is there any other design factor involved? I use Homegrown to the Tweeters on my Spendor S 100s, Cardas copper to the woofer and mid. The best cables I have seen reviewed or have used have been copper but I haven't tried or used everything. My point about trying what you have first is related to my idea that there are two approaches to assembling a system. The first is to look for a sound that you like and are happy with; the second is to look for the BEST possible sound. I recommend the first as both cheaper and easier on your emotional state. In the first approach you try what you have and if you like it you can stop there. In the second you have to have at least two; you select one of these. But there still may be others you haven't tried that are better so you are on a never ending quest to compare them all. My advice is to live with your present cables for a while and THEN try to borrow or try out from one of the lending companies and see if there is a big difference.

I agree with Stan. I can't envision any reason why high efficiency speakers as a class would be best served by any particular kind of cable. Higher efficiency = less current flowing in the speaker wires, which (assuming everything else is equal) should reduce sensitivity to cable differences if anything.

Regards,
-- Al

Auditorium 23 speaker cable.

Thanks all!

It is my intention to try what I have, as I've had them for fifteen years. I won't be on a never-ending quest. I'm asking the Forum, in order to avoid the hype of manufacturers and discover any recommendations from people with real experiences.

If I'm fortunate and see a pattern in the responses, I may choose and borrow a cable product to compare. Right now, I have nothing to compare or even a starting point. For me, this is a main reason to join a Forum.

Zu audio or Kimber Cable works great with high efficiency speakers. Cable with high efficiency speakers is not too much of an issue. I would not use a thick guage wire because a high efficiency speaker will react adversely to with skin effect. My friend uses Zu cables on both of his high efficiency systems. Ons system has a pair of highly modified Klipsch heresys and the other has a set of Zu Superflys. Both systems are killer and the Zu speaker wire made a noticeable difference in both systems.