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In Reply to: RE: ? posted by Duster on December 05, 2016 at 13:08:43
Just to make sure I understand the crux of the discussion here... ;)
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However, since most of us use fairly heavy gauge speaker wire, there is likely to be no audible difference in the two connection schemes. For example, I use 10-gauge speaker wire and my wires are 10-feet long. Their resistance is less than 0.02-ohms per channel. This is the resistance of 20-feet of 10-gauge wire for each channel--one ground wire and one signal wire for each speaker. I doubt there will be any audible difference whether you connect the subs to the main speaker terminals or whether you connect them directly to the power amplifier terminals. On the other hand, if you're fanatical about it, use Case 2. ;-)
Best regards,
John Elison
Yep. I like the amp terminal idea.
Just run 2-pair unshielded to the plate amp.
Might even be a good DIY experiment... use a couple of pairs out of a CAT5e or CAT6 cable. I would just use dual banana jacks for the main speakers then pop another pair of banna-jacks into the back of them.
Some audiophiles might insist that you need to use the *exact same* speaker cable as they suggest when bi-wiring or bi-amping.
And this will drive them patently nuts! ;)
Cheers,
Presto
There is no need to use the exact same speaker cable for a high-level interface, since the current draw is miniscule in comparison. However, if the same quality of cable with a similar design concept is selected, it might be of help to provide a more homogeneous integration with the main loudspeakers vs. a cable that presents a very different type of sonic signature. In this case, a similar "house sound" might be advantageous, but experimentation should be a worthy effort to explore in order to find out how cable sensitive the interface might be, and if one type of cable or another simply performs better according to a particular listener's system configuration and/or taste.
I don't know if you've ever listened to a subwoofer without the main speakers playing, but there isn't any sonic signature to be found. All you hear is thump, thump, thump. If you hear anything intelligible, your sub is doing way more than it's supposed to be doing. In other words, I seriously doubt you will be able to hear a difference between different types of wire using a subwoofer to make the comparison.
Good luck,
John Elison
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