Tweaker's Asylum

Posted by Jon Risch on May 28, 1999 at 17:30:59:

In Reply to: Jon: Belden 89292 vs. 89259 posted by BobM on May 28, 1999 at 10:00:10:

It has been awhile since I listened to the 89259 vs. the 89292, and when I did it originally, the 89259 sounded cleaner and more detailed, with no loss of bass. The total gauge is very similar, 14 gauge for a simple twisted pair, and 13 1/2 gauge for the cross-connected 89259.

The comments I get from people always seem very pleasantly surprised at how well the 89259 performs, but most do not go for the 89292, as it is not on the recommended list.

The very reason I even put it in the note is twofold:
one, you may find a spool a tthe local surplus store, yup!
two, some might prefer the "all solid" construction, vs. the stranded shield and center wires of the 89259. Frankly, I think Thorsten's take on the solid vs. stranded is rather extreme, but to each his own.

Jon Risch

Follow Ups:

• I tend to agree with thorsten Bob Meyer 07:29:18 5/29/99 (2)
  • Re: I tend to agree with thorsten Jon Risch 08:04:02 5/29/99 (1)
    • Thanks for instructions. nt Bob Meyer 08:31:40 5/29/99 (0)