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In Reply to: RE: Is 16 gauge speaker wite ok to use with my Merlin TSMBME posted by kkak66 on June 19, 2020 at 14:08:30
I previously had a tube amp, but recently switched back to solid state, though I use both a tube preamp and tube buffer in my chain. My preference has always been toward a heavier gauge speaker wire of at least 12 gauge. I currently have Acoustic Zen Satori speaker cables which are 10 gauge. The other factor is that these use a form of OCC copper which I've found to be superior to OFC. I find the heavier gauge to give much better bass performance without compromising the mid or upper range, at least with my equipment.
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"I find the heavier gauge to give much better bass performance"
After going from 2 runs of 18awg (Mapleshade Golden Helix) to 2 runs of 12awg (JW Audio Cryo Nova), I found to my surprise that the midrange is what improved the most. By improve, I'd say my soundstage has increased in size in each dimension, creating more space for sounds to develop more/better. That's not to say bass didn't improve, but not like I would have thought.
marc g. - audiophile by day, music lover by night
I also use AZ Satori and Absolute in my systems and find the larger gauge to sound better.
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