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RE: Is 16 gauge speaker wite ok to use with my Merlin TSMBME




Hey Duster,

No worries dude. Its just audio. And I was just recommending the op try something. Not sure why everyone wigs out at the thought of actually trying things. Its the scientific types that should be all for that and ironically they are almost always the 1st to dismiss things because it doesn't jive with some textbook. Thats why one has to test things.

An example of this IIRC was carvers amazing sub or whatever he called it. I recall reading that basically it was just a mistake in inputting cabinet sizes in a modeller or something. A figure all the experts would never use because well "everyone" knows it won't work. Yet to his surprise, a small enclosure could work and the rest is history.

Yeah not having any kind of blood pressure issues and thanks for the kind words.

I would like to better understand why current is an issue. Like why 8 ft of 24g magnet wire is a problem between amps and speakers, but 50+ feet as a voice coil or an inductor suddenly is OK because its a "motor' now. Its possible I don't understand but I thought it was a circuit and the electrons flow through every thing in between the neg and pos terminals.

All I know is that I tried it and the bass is much cleaner and less bloated and that was on maggies and my sub.

Also it is more than just the gauge. the mag wire has little if any insulation and while you do need to keep it away from things like the floor and power cables and its not practical naked, its a solid test to see if it works in the system.

And did you see the 6 moons review of the 47 labs cable? Why would that even be a product and a great review if the gauge was an issue?

Anyhow getting rid of time smear IMHO is a game changer and the nice thing about magwire is that its cheap and if you want make something like a Nordost cable with it.

And from the sounds of it no one has even tried it. Tweaker will use 10g magwire but omg can't possibly TRY 24g. That does sound arrogant or at least dogmatic.

Maybe its just a Maggies and horn thing, but everyone says maggies need loads of current and my Halo A21s certainly are no slouch in that dept. But I recall getting great results with some Wharfdales my buddy owned when I made him some wire.

FWIW I think the most optimal cable is probably flat ribbons if the ribbon is thin and not too thick.

Anyhow I am going to check my blood pressure and celebrate the 4th.

The Pict above is how I made my 28g speaker wires sound way better :)



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Edits: 07/04/20
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