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"infinitely larger" surface area...Really?

12ga solid wire conductor has a circumference of 6.45mm. 12ga stranded Belden speaker wire is comprised of 65 strands of 30ga wire, which have a net total circumference of 52mm, approximately eight times larger. While that might be significant, "infinitely" seems a bit flamboyant.

Solid core "cannot begin to compete"? I find solid core wire superior (usually, by a small but important margin) in almost every signal application. Woofer and sub cables might be an exception where stranded can excel. Stranded PC's are safer, so I don't care if there is a sonic difference, which there probably isn't. It's all very close, so I wouldn't dismiss anyone's reasonable claims after careful experimentation.

Peace,
Tom E
berate is 8 and benign is 9


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  • "infinitely larger" surface area...Really? - madisonears 22:58:37 06/27/15 (0)

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