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In Reply to: How about speakers with high efficiency... posted by Ted Smith on July 17, 2006 at 10:42:41:

HI.
Most commercial speakers use lousy tiny wires for internal wiringa as I've seen too many. This is the so called 'standard' way to build commercial speakers - to make more money.
Nobody stops you to replace them with large gauge wires of better conductivity.
Likewise, if you care you check up the stock X'over networks inside your speaker system, you'll want to replace it with better parts ASAP.
I've done so with my KEF speakers many years back.
By doing so, your already "high-efficiency" speaker will sound ever louder with the same power input.
c-J

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Re: Larger leads make high efficiency even higher. - audiophile36 19:27:55 07/17/06 (1)
Full range single drivers have no crossovers. Also low power SET tube amps dont deliver much of any current so a thicker wire is not needed at all....in fact they usually just muddy things up.
"If it sounds good it is good!"
-Ernest Lee Farley III-
- Re: Larger leads make high efficiency even higher. - Dawnrazor 21:57:42 07/17/06 (0)
  HI Ernest,
  in fact they usually just muddy things up
  Now THAT is what I am talking about!!!!!!!!!
P.S. Larger leads make the sound more muddy. - Ted Smith 14:05:45 07/17/06 (0)
Howdy
At least on my Utopias, a larger gauge doesn't change the freq response (e.g. more bass) or the loudness but it does make it harder to follow the inner detail like a single oboe in the middle of bombastic orchestra.
-Ted
Do you even read people's posts? - Ted Smith 13:38:36 07/17/06 (0)
Howdy
Changing the gauge doesn't add efficiency. If the speaker wire is too small it will choke the speaker, but not otherwise. I'm just pointing out that your post about the amperage (and gauge) required was bogus for some people's systems on both ends of the spectrum.
There is no cross over in my Abby's.
My Utopia's have something like 4 6 gauge wires going to the bass driver, let alone the rest of the crossover.

You missed on both accounts.
-Ted

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