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In Reply to: a bit more info posted by PSP on December 22, 2006 at 11:29:02:
The wire insulation is mil-spec varnish, as the wire is intended for use in winding coils. It does not have good abrasion resistance, so excessive force or repeated fiddling could cause a short.
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a few too many sharp bends and the cable will break in 2 pieces.
even though this wire is softer than coat hanger, it can get brittle & break apart like one.i don't recomend actually twisting-up the anti-cables, just place the 2 runs side by side and gently lay one run over the other and so on to make a braid. having 2 people makes this a snap and will cause less wear & tear on the cable, especially with a longer run. 3-4 twists per foot didn't seem to stress the cable whatsoever.
one nice attribute is now the twisted cables don't riiinnnnngggggg when they are struck, say with a fingernail. when separated, mine vibe like a gong for 30 secs or more. it could be felt, not heard. now the cables barely vibrate.
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I've been recommending solid core twisted pair wiring as a great budget speaker cable since before the Asylum was founded. Paul Speltz added that recommendation to his website after i posted info pertaining to this subject on Audiogon quite some time ago. He initially didn't like the suggestion that i made to others to try twisting the cables together, but in the long run, he has acknowledged that the bandwidth of the anticables can be increased when configuring them as a twisted pair. Sean
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