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Long Cat 5 hybrid bi-wire set up

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I have a 300B PSE amplifier. I require a 15 ft run. I have tried several combinations of Cat 5 braids. Four pairs, (3 for bass 1 for mid/tweeter), twelve pairs (9 bass, 3 mid/tweeter) and 24 paris (17 bass, 7 mid/tweeter). The four pair combination sounded very thin but detailed and clean, with tremendous instrumental separation but limited dynamics. The twelve pair sounded more full, with better tonal colours and richness, with improved soundstaging and dynamics but lacked ultimate bass definition. The 24 pair sounded congested with no dynamics, destroyed the sound staging and had a tendency to clip. I have presently settled on very thin copper magnet wire for the bass (gorgeous slam and bass definition and texture) with a 7 pair braid (two 3 pair braids bound by a one pair). This has enormous "attack" and is the best combination so far, but I am going to thin down the 7 pair to a 3 or 4 pair braid because the mid and treble are a little too emphatic.

Now this goes against much of the a priori discussion on this forum but in my system using my ears it works.


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