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In Reply to: RE: Now you might compare solid 10awg mag wire posted by Dryginger2 on June 26, 2015 at 09:24:37
There have been many discussions about solid core wire vs. stranded wire, with the topic of skin effect often discussed regarding solid core conductors, and in regards to stranded conductors, distortions due to interactions between multiple strands within a uninsulated (non-litz) wire bundle, as well as the sonic signatures of various strand counts, and the specific lay of wires within a bundle, all affecting the sound of a particular type of cable.
Personally, I much prefer a single solid core conductor per polarity for line-level cables, a single solid core central conductor for digital cables, a stranded conductor for power cords, and multiple individually insulated solid core conductors within a woven litz wire bundle with a central core for vibration damping and better optimized signal transfer for speaker cables. The only pragmatic compromise for use in a second system I have adhered to is implementing several long-length, cross connected, 4-conductor stranded speaker cables for a distributed audio system with multiple loudspeakers to feed via a speaker selector, and an autoformer-based speaker-level volume control for an active subwoofer placed in that system.
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Single, solid conductor of fine gauge (24 max) for IC's. Larger gauge definitely dulls highs. Stranded 12ga for PC's is safer and sounds fine. Geometry and connectors seem more important than conductor material/type for sound quality. Multiple, individually insulated solid core wires in loose weave for speaker cable. Actually, a single 20ga is sufficient for tweeter duty, a single, possibly double 18ga for midrange, and multiple 18 or 16ga or stranded 14 or 12ga for bass/sub duty. OCC copper gives the most realistic tonal qualities for tweets and mids, while silver-plated copper provides a bit more current capacity and "immediacy" for bass, where it's really needed.
Peace,
Tom E
Several years ago, I splurged on a 6 foot run of Oyaide FTVS-510 solid core pure silver 75 ohm bulk-length digital/video cable terminated with ViaBlue TVR F-connectors to connect a Motorola digital cable box in my main 2-channel audio system to the digital CATV jack installed at the wall. While just about all audiophile aspects improved, it is the more visceral impact of the bottom end that really earns the pricey solid core pure silver DIY build a big thumbs-up, worthy of the extra expense payed for an unusually ambitious DIY cable experiment. That said, video quality did not substantially improve, so the visual aspect of the cable is simply enjoyed for what it does right, but I expect an avid videophile would appreciate what it does, as well.
Duster,
Thank you for summarizing so much costly and time-consuming cable experience in a few lines.
DG
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