89259/89248 twisted pair questions for Jon Risch

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Although this message is intended for Jon Risch, if anyone else wants to weigh in , it would be appreciated.
Jon,
Can you please clarify a few things with regard to the 89259/89248 twisted pairs?
I made several sets of interconnects using the Belden 89259/89248 cores. For the shielding I used 1/4" tinned copper shielding purchased from DIYCable.
The shielding was very thick. So much so, that in order to ground it on the source RCA I had to cut off about half of the shielding strands.
Q: Should this shielding be adequate for the design?
The Belden 89248 shielding is less heavily stranded than the stuff that I purchased and would be much easier to work with. I find that I am able to expand the 89248 shielding to accept the twisted pair along with the teflon spacers (valve packing).

Q: Wouldn't the shielding from a Belden 89248 (or 82248) be as good (or better) than the shielding that I used?
Also, I have acquired 1000 feet of Belden 82248 which has the same core as the 89248.
Q: Have you had any luck with a 89248/89248 (or, in my case 82248/82248) twisted pair?
Q: Since I have such a large supply of the 82248 cable, what is the best way to use this for a speaker cable design?

Thanks in advance for your responses.

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Topic - 89259/89248 twisted pair questions for Jon Risch - reagan 08:37:13 02/08/07 (2)

Re: 89259/89248 twisted pair questions for Jon Risch - Jon Risch 14:13:47 02/10/07 (1)

Re: 89259/89248 twisted pair questions for Jon Risch - reagan 18:47:05 02/10/07 (0)

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