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RE: Why 4 Foils?

Posted by Dave Garretson (A) on December 15, 2014 at 10:47:01

In Reply to: Why 4 Foils? posted by Charlie8521 on December 15, 2014 at 10:15:42:

From what I could gather from OEMs and DIYers who have worked with silver, a heavier gauge becomes important with increasing amplifier power. I wanted something that would work well with the powerful Pass amps and position the system for transition to lower impedance speakers than Merlin, where the amp's Class A output could double to 320wpc.

Now that the work is done, to eliminate strands I would need to peel back the Teflon ends several inches and separate the foils. Maybe later after the cables are fully broken in. For now it sounds so good that I'm in no hurry for change.

The foils are too narrow to punch a 1/4" hole for the binding posts. In lien of spades I will probably machine a collar to make a pressure fit between the foil stack and a short piece of silver round wire. On the amp side the round wire will pass directly through the 5-way binding post. On the speaker side it can be curled into a hook and wrapped around the Cardas clamping post.

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