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In Reply to: RE: What is the cheapest per foot speaker cable that is still considered a cut above? posted by MannyE on May 11, 2016 at 12:46:39
For my son's system we decided to go with DH Labs silver coated copper 14 awg wire twisted in a tight helix.
Basically, we took two 8 foot pieces (one red, the other black) per side, clamped them together in a bench vise on one end while the other end was tightened in the chuck of a cordless drill. Next, run the drill until the pair are twisted very tightly. Make sure that the left and right pair are twisted equally - If they are the same length, then they will be twisted equally.
I can't remember the exact price off the top of my head, but I want to say the DH Labs wire is about $2 per foot for a total of $64 - Four 8 foot pieces.
Hell, we even cooked them before putting them into his system. Wire male and female extension cord ends on them, and then run a quartz halogen light for a day. If you have ever felt the heat coming off of a quartz halogen light, then you know how much current was run through those speaker cables compared to what a amp would do.
I don't know if they are a cut above or not, but they sound pretty damm good.
Meat; It's the right thing to do. Romans 14:2
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Looks similar to the ready made Belden 9497 speaker cable (see above). 16 ga. 19 x 29 twisted tin coated copper stranded cable with PVC insulation. Reputed to be a low cost favorite in Japan and used as internal wiring in Shindo loudspeakers.
Haven't heard it myself, but I've seen listings for it on Ebay in lengths typical for connecting to speakers.
Vintage Western Electric 16 ga. tinned copper cable (see below) is also a favorite amongst some, but currently difficult to find.
Looks very nice and simple. Even with no time I could cobble a pair of those up
That's the military number for some of the best wire you can find this side of sanity.
Steve Deckert (Decware) builds some really, really nice sounding amps swears by this stuff. When he was trying out various speaker wire hooked directly to the output transformer(s) that did NOT color the sound in any noticeable way, this is what he found to be the very best.
As you can see in the link, he even noted the military number (shaded in yellow) on the page. By the way they sell for $450 a pair, but if you were slightly ambitious, you could knock up a pair for way under $100.
As with sex; The best connection is a bare connection - bare wire always sounds best.
Good luck.
Meat; It's the right thing to do. Romans 14:2
Thanks! It's not cheap at 135 bucks for 30 feet, but since like you, I also believe that making love with a condom on is like washing your feet while wearing socks, I won't have to spend any money on connectors....
I think that might work!
I've been happy with my Canare 411 star-quad stuff. I DIY'd mine but RAME Electronics will build them to suit.
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