In Reply to: Anyone using small guage magnet wire for speaker wire? posted by Kurt Strain on July 15, 2001 at 22:59:30:
KS,Small gauge wire has the same effect as that of inserting a series resistance in a drive circuit that uses a heaver gauge wire. It raises system [Qt]. If the wire gets hot, then ...
See the following references for details concerning the effect that speaker cable has on driver output:Regards,
WHG
Title: Amplifier-Loudspeaker Interfacing
Publication: AES-J, Vol. 28, No. 5 pg. 310 (1980)
URL: http://www.aes.org/journal/search.html
Author: R.A. Greiner
Abstract: Loudspeaker cables are investigated to determine if they exhibit transmission-line characteristics. Lumped representations of cables are suggested with consideration of the effects cable parameters might have on the audio signal being transmitted.
Title: Effects of Cable, Loudspeaker, and Amplifier Interactions
Publication: AES-J, Vol. 39, No 6, pg. 461 (1991)
URL: http://www.aes.org/journal/search.html
Author: Fred E. Davis
Abstract: Loudspeaker cables are among the least understood yet mandatory components of an audio system. How cables work and interact with loudspeaker and amplifier is often based more on presumption and speculation than on fact. The literature on loudspeaker ...
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- Re: Anyone using small guage magnet wire for speaker wire? - wgeiger 00:40:54 07/16/01 (14)
- but how much is the series R anyway? - Joost Riphagen 10:08:45 07/16/01 (13)
- About 4-Ohms for 40 ft loop of 30 AWG - wgeiger 16:20:31 07/16/01 (0)
- About 4-Ohms for 40 ft loop of 30 AWG - wgeiger 15:57:16 07/16/01 (11)
- Re: About 4-Ohms for 40 ft loop of 30 AWG - Kurt Strain 18:54:23 07/16/01 (10)
- Re: About 4-Ohms for 40 ft loop of 30 AWG - wgeiger 16:43:19 07/17/01 (9)
- Okay. - Kurt Strain 21:16:47 07/17/01 (8)
- Re: Okay. - Kurt Strain 21:22:29 07/17/01 (7)
- Re: Okay. - wgeiger 07:31:45 07/18/01 (6)
- Romy's Revenge - Ron C 00:15:45 07/19/01 (3)
- Re: Romy's Revenge - wgeiger 18:08:21 07/19/01 (2)
- Re: Romy's Revenge - Ron C 05:37:26 07/20/01 (1)
- Romy's Rantings: You had your shot! You missed! - wgeiger 09:23:06 07/20/01 (0)
- Re: Okay. - Kurt Strain 23:08:03 07/18/01 (1)
- Resistor wire - Ron C 01:32:47 07/19/01 (0)