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Re: [ARSCLIST] Cables- was Can 78s sound better than LPs?



Steven Smolian wrote:
Seems to me the theory of matched impedence comes into play here somewhere. What is the size of the wire attached to the connector on the inside of the box?

Unknown. Many of us the "it couldn't hurt" theory. So do I. I use heavy lamp wire for speaker connections.

I expect cable length has more to do with it than thickness. All other things being equal, I've found powered speakers sound better- more open- than the same speakers with external amplification.

This is heresy. None of the classic speakers were made that way and we all venerate age- of equipment.

Steve Smolian

I have been using 10 gauge zip cord for decades, since I first heard a shop selling junk speakers by hooking up AR3s with "speaker wire" for comparison.


It's easy enough to calculate the impedance of any length of standard-gauge wire. That yields the damping factor for speaker resonances since it is almost always far more than the output impedance of a modern amplifier. Said damping factor then goes into classic expressions for the Q of the tuned circuit which is the electrical aspect of a speaker.

In short, run a few feet of high-impedance wire to turn your high-quality speakers into a boom box.

Mike
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