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In Reply to: RE: Speaker cable termination question posted by jea48 on March 31, 2015 at 07:57:17
Jea48,
I see what you're saying, but wouldn't the remaining strands of the cable catch the signal being that they are all touching each other anyway? Hmmm.
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, but wouldn't the remaining strands of the cable catch the signal being that they are all touching each other anyway? Hmmm.
Not really. Even with a small connected load the continuity/conductivity would be poor. As more load was placed on the cable due to the power amp being driven harder the non mechanically held or soldered held cut strands continuity/conductivity would break down even more. The cut floating strands could even act as semi conductor and could possibly cause distortion heard through the speakers.
Now if the cut strands were soldered or mechanically connected to the other strands that were connected to the binding posts that would be different. But still not as good as all the strands being used at the binding post.
Jim
I would expect the conductivity of a stranded bare wire connection to a binding post with a goodly amount of the wire strands snipped-off would decrease in a similar manner as a poor audio or AC connector termination method. If one considers the beginning and end of a cable interface as being just as profound as the wires are, it makes sense.
Audio and AC cabling proves specific audio connectors, and specific AC connectors can provide obvious sonic benefits, sometimes more impressive than what a raw cable itself might provide in terms of its inherent sonic signature. Connector options can make or break the performance level of a particular cable design. my 2 pennies
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