Three to four.

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In Reply to: is there some recommended number of twists per foot? posted by hukkfinn on March 4, 2007 at 13:22:46:

See the bottom of the technical section (link).
Don't twist more tightly because there is a risk of rubbing through the thin insulation and causing a short. This is magnet wire and was made to be wound on a coil by a machine that would manage the stresses applied to the wire.
If your friend lives in a high-RF environment, there are a number of things he or she can do to reduce the break-through. Be sure all the connections are clean and tight. Install a filter on the AC. Try an RF-damping power cord.
The problem might be bad enough to require shielded speaker cable. This is not an easy thing to get to sound good.

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Topic - Help? Radio station pickup after installing Anti-Cables - hukkfinn 08:27:41 03/04/07 (6)

Try twisting +/- together too - helps reject RFI (nt) - grailer 12:41:09 03/04/07 (4)

?? twisting +/- together rejects RFI?? - hukkfinn 13:19:22 03/04/07 (3)

Unbelievable, but true - grailer 02:25:59 03/05/07 (0)

is there some recommended number of twists per foot? - hukkfinn 13:22:46 03/04/07 (1)

Three to four. - Al Sekela 19:37:01 03/04/07 (0)

Try rerouting the cable - Metralla 10:19:22 03/04/07 (0)

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Three to four. - Al Sekela 19:37:01 03/04/07 (0)

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