10 gauge has served me well over the years. Great bass, full mids and clear, detailed highs.

@blackrifle6736

Жыл бұрын

*Agreed. Blue Jeans or Home Depot zipcord work just fine. Cheers!*

@puffdragon55

9 ай бұрын

i agree me too

Great video one question Hugo "do you even lift"

You are spot on about Monster. I am have a degree in electronics technical engineering. I work for the Harris Corp. some years back. I buying these cables 6' for 29.00. I went to Radio Shack bought the best 6' audio cable 7.99. I took these cables into the lab at work. Setup a HP sweep audio oscillator using an HP spectrum analyzer I swept both cables into 8 ohms. They were both 12awg stranded. I was blown away. I swept them from 10hz to 500khz. The Radio Shack cables out preformed the Monster by several dbm across the entire spectrum. So beware of these high price cables.

@Audioholics

6 жыл бұрын

Very cool. I almost worked for Harris in Melbourne after I graduated with my B.S.E.E. but decided to stay in my home town and work for a telcom company.

10 gauge! I work in construction mostly hospitals and electricians say they only use best cable and u guys are spot on! No bullshit. Thanks

I use Blue Jean 10 gauge cable for all my speaker runs. Great teminations and i don't care about how pretty they look. I would never use Audioquest even if it was free. I think they rip off consumers and to me thats a disgrace. I went to one of their seminars at a local sound shop in Colorado Springs and the owner of the store asked me to leave because i kept questioning the speaker. He was flat out lying!

@JayR9435

5 жыл бұрын

This is true I just bought audio quest vodka cable and it's not better than my old monster black Platinum cable . Monster rich colors stand out more

@WalrusRiderEntertainment

4 жыл бұрын

Did my whole home theatre using BJC too. No nonsense cables at a great price.

@harpalchauhan428

4 жыл бұрын

I use qed state of the art cables copied by many well known company's, but price is decent and you get life long and future proof cables.

I burned out my Bosé acoustimass 5 subwoofer once because i didn't have this information, till today it never got fixed in México, the closest thing i have found, costs me as much as to buy a new one. I allways regreat it. You Audioholics just earned my like and subscription. Cheers and Keep the good work.

I really respect you guys for what you do and for what you stand for. I love the genuine,zero bullshit approach. I have learned a lot from your videos, and thank you for standing up for the consumer.

Good video! Here is an additional piece of advice: be skeptical of boutique looking cables if the company won't reveal the gauge. I have seen a number of fancy looking cables that are being sold by companies without any information about the gauge. Thank you for this video. Everyone, if you are unsure about speaker cables for your audio system, buy some 10 gauge Blue Jean speaker cables. Then you are done and don't have to do any second guessing. You can relieve any anxieties that you are not getting the best out of your system, no matter what that system is. Cheers, and stay safe.

Thanks for the video. Could you give us examples of 14/4 cables?

Nice video. Does the material you covered in the video and the AWG vs cable length chart apply to live sound pro audio speakers, too? Do you have any recommendations on speaker cable brands, to run 100 ft on 8ohm 450W RMS speakers? Thanks a lot!

Great video guys. I like how you guys have a no bullshit approach to this stuff. Audio is a bit of a tainted hobby due to the rampant misinformation and subjective experiences used in lieu of facts and measurements. Appreciate that you guys are here preaching common sense.

You guys crack me up. Total cable geeks. I love it! LOL! Great info. Thanks!

Hello!! Great info and excellent explanation ! Question: i got myself a a pair of Klipish speakers with a subwoofer mainly for music listening, distance is not more than 20 ft, small livingroom, i got myself a 16 Gauge cable, is that ok? And can i find some kind of external EQ that i can connect between the receiver and the speakers so i can have a better customizable sound? Thank you so much for your info and videos!!

Thank you for your comment on the dielectric. Besides the resistance, what other important metrics should be considered when selecting a speaker cable?

@gboates

4 жыл бұрын

Chung Wai CHEN shielding?

help me understand why there was no mention of watts or amps in the article when picking wire gauge size? always wanted to learn about the audio world, very interesting

Thanks Gene and Hugo! Awesome show guys. I'm a budding audioholic. I'm currently running 12 AWG CL2 speaker cable in my wall with runs of 30 ft or less. I currently plan to run 12.4 AWG speaker cable for the FL, FR & C speakers. If I wrap the two pairs together what is the approximate cable gauge and is this recommended? Thanks, Marcus

@megaetk

8 жыл бұрын

9 Awg

Hi Gene and Hugo! I just bought a couple of SVS wireless cable devices for my soon to be arriving SVS subs. I have watched this video may times and thought it would be the best place to post this question. Q: What are your thoughts on the quality of a wireless connection signals between your amps and subs or speakers using wireless connection devices? Will there be any change to the frequency response range? Will there be any syn issues? I am running Mogami W3104 cables that I made and really love the quality of the sound they transmitted to my B & W 706 S2 speakers. To me convenience is not a substitute for sound quality so will I be lowering sound quality? Good cable not expensive cable make a difference. What advice can you give. Thanks. P.S. Glad to hear Gene you won the battle with covid 19!

My new favorite channel!!!

Just got a vintage pair of BIG Klipsch speakers but only has spade connections. Should I go with spades or try to get someone to change the connection terminals?

Nice to see some straight no nonsense discussion on speaker cables without the usual obfuscation. I've been in total agreement with what you said for 40 years (but then I'm a mechatronics engineer). I would like to point out one potential pitfall to someone looking to buy a lot of wire for setting up a new home theater. With 5, 7, 9 speaker runs and some of them pretty long, even simple 10 gauge wire cost can add up. So when I did mine a few years ago I was looking all over the net for the best price. I found some very inexpensive wire from one of the big online retailers so I ordered it. Well you know what they say, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. First the wire was undersize but even worse it wasn't copper. It was aluminum with a micron or two of copper plating to look like copper. I knew it was junk as soon as I picked up the box, it was way too light. Fortunately I was able to return it, only out the return shipping.

I just need to install a wiring kit in my car. Actually I am pretty confused. I m using a 2 way components inside my car nd it is of 4ohms each. So is it ok to go with 12 or 14gauge wire? Will it stabilize or mess?

so the 16 guage i just wired into my living room is wrong will it make any difference 7.2.2 setup

I use 16 awg lamp cord! Just cuz I have a spool of it. Works totally fine on my old cerwin vega DX 7s and AT 8s

Does an RCA splitter have a large impact on much? I have a 5 channel amp and want to bi-amp my 2 channel system. Would RCA splitters on the preamp outputs create an issue or signal degradation?

any recommendations for onkyo rz 830 high current avr...... speaker wire gauge size for polk rti a7 8 ohm speakers?? and power inputs for avr.....will home suppy ll work fine or i ve to add online ups?

I hope you guys can answer my question, I have 4 ceiling speakers for atmos, on two of them, the length of wire will be at 58 feet, and the other two 40 feet, this atmos speakers are rated 8 ohms, do you guys think that I will need a 14 gauge speaker wire, or the 16 gauge is good enough for that length of wires, also, the length of wire that I will be using for those speakers with at 58 feet on wire length , and those speakers with 40 feet of length should be the same length?

How about for RCA cables? Are they the same theory?

Had to rewatch a few times and take notes and do some further research and reading but this is a great resource.

Excellent topic and explanation! One question I have you mentioned 14/4 cabling, I had that ran for my front stage LCR however, on the amp side I have them doubled up Red&white joined and the black&green joined, on the speaker side they are terminated as 4 spades, which are connected via the 4 terminals on the speaker, HF & LF. Is that taking advantage of the resistance? Or should they be joined together as well into HF or LF and use the included jumper cables? Thanks!!!!

Gene, you mentioned that you use 14/4 speaker wire. How do you terminate the runs?

Is monster cable really as good as they say and what's a good cheap cable for my bass speaker 20 ft

Thanks for the videos - I went with a 16/4 from Canare 4S8 as its only for my stereo system so 2.5 & 2.5m according to the data it seems more than enough.

awg 10 is what I have, its 2.5 mm in diameter. And the price was around 70 cents (dollar cents) per 1 meter which is around 3 feet.

Gene, You made my day. I’m installing 8 gauge wire in the home theater that I’m building for two reasons. 1) The runs to the far end of the basement are going to be rather long (65ft ? and 6 ohm speakers), and 2) I wanted the lowest resistance possible. Glad to hear the reinforcement on low resistance. A few other things you could have touched on were silver stand wires, and tinned wires. Does tinning help at all? What are the pros and cons of silver strand vs copper? Bummed about Leonard Nimoy.

@Audioholics

9 жыл бұрын

Make sure the cable your choosing has the close spacing between the conductors to keep inductance low. I don't recommend tinning the cable to the termination. You're better off using compression instead to reduce contact resistance. I did discuss silver conductors. the slightly better conductivity of silver is washed away by using a little more copper. Yes I'm bummer about Nimoy but he's gone to a far far better place... Perhaps the Genesis planet?

Great video. I'm building an entry-level stereo system so anything high-end would be overkill (but damn, they can be good looking!). I have read that some cables add some kind of "color" or "warmness" to the sound. I don't know if that's true? True or not, I would prefer something neutral and the best resolution I can get if that's the case. I kinda like that "audio jewelry" thing, lol. But it's more about home decor. There is some local Monster distributor in my city but the wire I saw there was just thin copper with thick insulation. Didn't like it. Some other local audio store has Belden and HP Audio. Would you recommend any of those brands?

@Audioholics

9 жыл бұрын

Cables should NOT be used as tone controls. Belden supplies most of the wire used in some of the so called "exotic" speaker cable. Belden is an industry standard.

If my speaker cable is UL listed, is it safe for in wall installation? Thanks.

@megaetk

8 жыл бұрын

You want CL-2 or CL-3 Rated.

What is the resistance in ohm of these cables on a length of let's say 20 ft? I have two cables and the one is 22 ft and the other is 16 ft. a difference of 6 ft. Would that matter? I think the placement of the speakers to where I'm sitting is more important, but I still would like to know. The code of my cable is I.T. CC 225 OFC. What does that mean?

@blackrifle6736

Жыл бұрын

*OFC = Oxygen Free Copper.*

So I am using 12 awg cables for my center and front speakers on my home theater, the length of the cables are around 6ft is this ok?

I bought 12 AWG cable to upgrade the 22 AWG I had on my speakers, but it’s too thick to plug in the amplifier and the speakers. What I did was I joined both ends of the 12 AWG cable with around 4 inches of 16 AWG so they could fit. Is that ok? Or should I buy some plugs that make it thinner to fit the output holes and the speakers? I also read that taking out some of the copper strands would be ok for it to fit without damaging the sound, is that true?

where do I find the "How To" on using Cat cable to make speaker wire properly? Is there a video or and article showing precisely how to do this properly? Is it better to make the 6 braided run for just one speaker (3/3) or are we aiming at using all 6 for red and another 6 for the black connectors on a speaker?

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

Here you go: www.audioholics.com/gadget-reviews/diy-speaker-cable-faceoff

So, can I mix and match with different gauges on a 5.1 set-up e.g. 14 awg for the front stereo and the rest 10 awg.

Pioneer supplied me with 2core 22AWG 25ft cables for my surround system's rear speakers (4ohms). Is it safe to use it or do I need to buy a different gauge?

@tonys4396

4 жыл бұрын

I would DEFINITELY use thicker cable. Especially for 25 feet.

6:35 you see the speaker impedance/wire gauge chart... when it says distance, what distance are they talking about? Distance from speaker to receiver?? distance from where you would listen to where the speaker is placed??

@carlbursey2892

4 жыл бұрын

Distance from amp to speakers

Thanks for nice video. Could I run speaker cables with power cable and hdmi cable together in one raceway? Is there any static interference effect? Thanks for your comments.

@Audioholics

9 жыл бұрын

Yongnuan Liu That's not really a good idea. If you run all 3 of these cables in parallel they have a chance of cross coupling. It's always a good idea to keep power separate and if you have to place cables next to each other, try to keep those parallel runs short and preferably run them orthogonally. Use shielded RG6 or RG59 for coax to help minimize coupling from adjacent parallel runs.

I want to bi wire a set of 8 ohm bookshelf speakers to a 120 watt stereo receiver amp that matches the speakers recommendations and shows A+B for 8 0hms with 3 or 6ft distance of speaker wire. What is your recommended gauge for this set up and should I opt for a bigger gauge for the woofers? My first novice inclination was 12 for the woofers and 14 for the tweeters. If higher gauge wont make much of a difference in this set up I can get cheaper cables that seem half decent.

I've made my own speaker cables using Home Wired 10AWG stranded wire and Sewell Deadbolt banana plugs. Solid bass and a very well defined image. Saved a bundle, too!

I know this may be a little long winded but , I would like to set up a saround sound system using 2 Revel performa f-30, 2 KEF 104-2 1 Bag End Infra subwoofer 18in. & 1 Revel Ultra Voice Center speak. My system consists of a Carver Dolby pro logic pre amp & tuner, Adcom GFA 555 & or a Adcom GFA 2535 until I can afford better. I enjoy listening to 33 1/3 & 45's . I am old school. I would like to know what brand & what size cables to use for each. I have asked a lot but I like your input & knowledge . PS I bought these speakers at estate sales of high end homes. Thank You

Informative presentation Dr. Banner

what gauge will you suggest for a Yamaha RX-V377 receiver with B&M Matrix 804 floor speakers , which sit about 3 feet on each side of receiver, and looking to add about 4 more bookshelf speakers to this Yamaha receiver which will be about 16 feet away from receiver

I'm gonna make my own cables using: 12AWG, 10 feet long, with Nakamichi banana plugs, from ROTEL 1552 to KEF Q700 (a pair of pair cables to each speaker box). Is that ok?

In Europe we use cross section area not gauge for cable metric, like 1,5mm2, 4mm2 .... Question: what is the speaker on the right?

kick ass! straight to the point

Whats the burn-in time for cable elevating stands made of Wood vs ceramics? My dealer days that ceramics are superior since they are not organic and do not need burn-in. Problem is they are very expensive.

The z906 come with 18 gauge wires.I'm thinking of replacing the z906 surround speaker wires with 16 gauge for a 30 ft run. Is that fine?

What do you think about cable connectors? Thank you.

I have an expensive 4 ohm speaker and have been told to spend big bux on cables. I have always been skeptical about cabling in general. I will have a speaker length of 6 to 8ft. What gauge would you suggest? Joe

I use 14/2 16/2 combined solid core cable to get me to a 9 AWG. Love the sound.

I use the standard emotiva speaker cables for my LCR and 12 awg monoprice in wall cable for the rears.

I'm glad Lou Ferrigno found a useful job, after all.

@WalrusRiderEntertainment

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@tonys4396

4 жыл бұрын

You WISH you did as much as Lou Ferrigno. He was on a very successful sitcom for years. What have you done?

@modo203

4 жыл бұрын

@@tonys4396 Relax Tony. It's a joke

@commonsenseisdeadin2024

3 жыл бұрын

😂 immediately thought it was him as well. Even Lou would laugh at this comment, stop being so uptight people. Getting offended by something that has absolutely nothing at all to do with you or impacts your life none at all..... Man if everyone just took a joke the world would be half way tolerable but then again, democratic minds are well..... Mind boggling............ 🔥

@JohnSmith-hl4bb

3 жыл бұрын

What is snake oil?

I've been using 14, will go 12 or maybe even 14/4 in the future with my surrounds, prob 14/4 with mains. Will have a set of 10s for mains too as spares/testing, etc.

@BFArch0n

Жыл бұрын

Went quad 14 to all speakers. Turns out I was using 14 guage cca originally. Now all ofc Big difference in my opinion

So out of curiosity, if I were to run in wall cables what would be the effect of adding wall plates with speaker posts to the resistance of the cable? And do the terminators have any effect of additional resistance to the cable? Perhaps you recommend running the cable completely through the wall with a small hole patch and bypassing wall plates all together?

@Audioholics

9 жыл бұрын

Ryan Fuller terminations can definitely have an effect on resistance in the form of contact resistance. You need to make sure they are properly crimped to the cable and that the contacts are snug between the male and female connectors.

@andershammer9307

8 жыл бұрын

+Audioholics High quality cables are both crimped and soldered.

@Audioholics for going to a smaller guage wire does BI-Wiring lower the amount of resistance even more or how does BI-Wiring effect the resistance as i know there really is no other use or benefit to bi wiring

@haukionkannel

4 жыл бұрын

ruchb1 bi-wiring actually douple the normal thickness of the cable, so it does help in that way... do you really need it? Most likely not. Also those wires has ro be aboutbthe same lenght butnin reality it does not matter if the differense is not a scale of tens of matters difference where there could be timing difference between the cables. As these men did say. This is not racket science!

Hi Gene. Long time fan of your channel! I hope you're feeling better after getting bit by the bug. Question: I have a large room I'm wiring up for surround and wanted to bounce a speaker gauge/length question off you (or educated readers?). I have 2 rear height channels that will each be a 66 foot run from my Outlaw 7700 amp. I'm planning to use Monoprice 12/4 CL2 (12 gauge, 4 conductor) for the cable runs with 2 of the wires combined at each end (silver soldered together). If my calculations are correct, combining two of the four 12 gauge wires like this should give me effectively a 9 gauge wire. Based on your "Cable Distance vs Gauge" table I'm thinking (hoping) I should be OK for these long runs? I then terminate with Parts Express angled locking stacking banana's w/thumbscrew. My surround height channels are SVS Prime Elevation speakers rated at 8 ohms nominal impedance. Thx

hey guys,I got a good question I think. Since they make 14/4 wire, is it ok for me to use 2 runs of 16 gauge, or any gauge for that matter, twisted together at the ends to make a bigger gauge in total?I have four separate 16 gauge wires of the same kind and model and would like to use them for two speakers in a single wire way. Im asking because i dont want to damage myspeakers or amp or degrade the SQ in any way.Its not easy finding good info from trusted sources like you.Thanks for your edamacation.many thanks from many people

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, anytime you combine like gauge wire, your effective gauge decreased by 3AWG. Thus 16/4 wired together forms and equivalent 13/2.

Any idea where to get pure silver wire, and silver rca?

Hey fellows fantastic video. Would be a problem to use let say 8 gauge or even 4 gauge as speaker wire on my higher end audio system ? I know you have 10 as your lowest , just cause I have some 8 gauge and 4 gauge at the house from one of my cars audio system . Thanks

thin cable vs much thicker from the same brand like 1.5mm vs 4.0mm or 2.5mm vs 6.0 mm = better bass, improvements in the bass?

To use bookshelfs speakers @6ohms on computer, 18awg is recommended ?

What gauge cable do you recommend to use from a passive crossover to speakers...mininum and Maximum....thanks

when you say you use 14/4 cable, do you mean that you use 2 end cable for each banana plug to obtain 11AWG? Thank you!

@Audioholics

6 жыл бұрын

you tie each pair together on both ends to wind up with 11AWG.

I bought a new set of speakers last week. My first real good speakers. Listened to them for a week before i got my cable in. The upgrade was from 16 gauge CCA to 12 gauge OFC. The difference is almost like day and night. At 12 feet length, would i be able to hear a difference if i would switch to 10 gauge OFC?

@corbinangelo3359

Жыл бұрын

The speakers are 4 Ohm Monitor Audio's.

My cables are spun from the hair of the Archangel Michael. Premium stuff.

@froobly

2 жыл бұрын

Mine are from the spent guitar strings of Michael Angelo Batio

@budzlightyear2212

2 ай бұрын

My cables are made from braided pubes from King Kongs scrotum. Coming in at 3 gauge 🙃

So I have some oxygen free 12 gauge cable that I purchased from Radio Shack about 12-15 years ago. The covering is not as transparent/clear as it was when I first got the cable. Its a lot darker, as if the strands are rusting. Do these so-called "oxygen free" cables eventually erode? And will that impact sound? Thanks for any response.

@theequalizer99

9 жыл бұрын

Drewb99 Are you guys responding to questions?

@NumairAidroos

8 жыл бұрын

+Drewb99 It absoulutely will impact audio quality. O2 free cables would eventually get moisture inside and o2 will attack copper and aluminum to bond. Perhaps the reaction has not taken place on each and every strand of wire, test it out with your current receiver and speakers to find out how bad they maybe affected. Use 16 AWG or 14 AWG cheap cables as reference. I would recommend you run a new set of cable, 10 - 15 years is an old cable set, no offense.

@simplereef4854

6 жыл бұрын

That is why people use OCC copper and/or perfect surface copper (from Audio Quest). The OFC cable is not good enough for HiFi. Also, using single or double core instead of stranded core also improve sound quality. The UP OCC cable or the FT-4 single core cables are not significantly more expensive than regular cable any way. Those Audioholics dudes do not know what they are talking about. Watching their channel is a waste of time.

is it possible to connect Tetra speakers serial# 10354 without the intermediary of a receiver... Meaning running 12 or 10 gauge zip cord directly to the television??? I own a Vivo E. series and would like to hook up the Tetra speakers with no sub-woofer (if possible.) I do have a Monitor audio radius 360 power subwoofer system if this is not possible with out it, but would be completely lost on what wires I would need to hook it up... And receiver to buy for optimum sound... Please,, any help would be much appreciated...

Would it make sense to run a 10 AWG cable through the wall and then run a slightly smaller cable from the wall to the speaker? Or just run the same cable throughout?

@dimitrijekrstic7567

7 жыл бұрын

acelakid94 You would (in theory) get lower resistance if you used the thicker cable the whole way, but if it is a short distance, a smaller diameter cable won't make any difference as long as it is thick enough. Length and diameter are the two factors that determine the resistance, along with the material used (most often copper). The lower the resistance, the lower the loss in signal, meaning better volume and sometimes different sound signature. Lower length of cable, equals lower resistance, and also, higher diameter equals lower resistance. So in short, you can use a short piece of smaller gauge wire to connect your speakers to the 10AWG wire, because it is more practical I guess. Just don't make it too long and too small in diameter.

@acelakid94

7 жыл бұрын

Great, that's what I thought. I was going to run 10 AWG wire through the wall from the amp rack closet to the front lcr speakers and when you include the extra slack and bends it was going to be over 60ft. Then I was just going to run 12 or 14 AWG wire from the wall to the speaker (which will probably be 6 feet or less). Thanks for the help.

@dimitrijekrstic7567

7 жыл бұрын

acelakid94 no need to thank me. I am glad that I could help a bit. One important thing to notice- the quality of the connection can be a bigger factor than the gauge of the cable sometimes. So be careful when choosing the connectors, make sure everything is tightly held together. And please don't think too much about brand name products. You don't need to spend more than a dollar per few feet of cable if my math is not wrong. And a couple of bucks for the connectors, and you are "golden". (don't fall for that "gold-plated" trickery!)

@acelakid94

7 жыл бұрын

Dimitrije Krstić Will do! 👍

@5VHIB5VHIBE5VHgb3tp

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to bother Dimitrije, you kanda already answered what I’m going to ask. I bought 12 AWG cable to upgrade the 22 AWG I had on my speakers, but it’s too thick to plug in the amplifier and the speakers. What I did was I joined both ends of the 12 AWG cable with around 4 inches of 16 AWG so they could fit. Is that ok? Or should I buy some plugs that make it thinner to fit the output holes and the speakers? I also read that taking out some of the copper strands would be ok for it to fit without damaging the sound, is that true?

What about ferrous metals like steal screws, springs and wire connectors in binding post and other various cable termination. Is the goal to be 100% non-magnetic materials through copper and brass?

Did I get this right? The thinner the cable the better, or the thicker the cable the better? Can anyone help me on this? Would have liked short cable samples on the vid so I could follow what they meant!

@Audioholics

6 жыл бұрын

Lower gauge is thicker, and less resistance so less losses. See: www.audioholics.com/audio-video-cables/speaker-cable-gauge

@frankjames4573

6 жыл бұрын

Ah great thanks guys!

hey guys i need some help i have a pair of audio engine a5+ and i got 10 ft of Canare 4s11 speaker cable 2 banana please let me know what you think

where do you buy your cables?

Sorry for going to a video from 7 years ago, but I have a 8-ohm amplifier (50Watts RMS per channel driven into an 8-ohm load)(73 Watts RMS driven into a 4-ohm load) operating a set of 4-ohm speakers. I am using a 12 gauge CCA wire (will replace with copper) and I have tried a 16-gauge copper wire. These are relatively short distances, 6-12 feet from the amp. The 16-gauge wire makes my speakers buzz as soon as the amp goes on. The 12-gauge is quiet. Is it okay to go as low as 10-gauge even though I only need 6-12 feet of wire length? I hope this makes sense. Thanks

Great Video's....would be useful to know about terminating: crimp / screw on / solder....silver coated copper / % of OFC and how this affects transmission...what about running solid core and braided etc.....any warning about running near mains cables, Eddy currents, effects of coiling excess cable etc....Thanks Guys (Vic UK)

nice video! I have a pretty good question, would resistance matter if I use silver plated cable? since silver cable transfer signal faster, could I use high awg cable for long run? I ask this because I used 16awg qed silver anniversary xt for 4ohm speaker, 30ft run..

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

Silver is only slightly more conductive than copper. Just use more copper, its cheaper

@MRPriveteyes

7 жыл бұрын

But what if i don't want to go cheap, and maybe i have some cash for sound quality investment, as I understand there is a reason factory add silver to speaker cables, and speaker internal wiring? Faster means sharper more detailed? pure cooper more soft and classy. For example in my Jamo d600 THX(series) speakers use cooper + silver 16awg internal wiring, and for a purpose i suppose... What would be Audioholics thinking regarding this matter? Thank you!

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

electrical signals don't travel "faster" down a silver wire vs a copper wire. It travels at roughly the speed of light in both cases. There is NO reason to use silver in a cable other than marketing.

I think it’s important to know about the works published in the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. In a nutshell, 12 AWG or 10 AWG copper cable from a quality manufacturer like Belden for a couple bucks per foot is imperceptible from the high dollar cables.

good, thanks for all the info.

Hi could you recommend a good speaker cable match for the KEF LS50's?

@pcfriedrich

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah. 10 or 12 AWG oxygen free pure copper.

@ncskywalker1

6 жыл бұрын

shrodingersman I use 16awg at 7-8ft runs per side. Even taking my LS50's 3.2ohm drop into account, 16awg ofc is more than good enough.

Can you measure that resistance difference , inductance and capacitance is harder but at least show something , anyone knows a video testing parameters of cables

In my office at home I use 10 AWG. In the living room we have some 14 AWG wire that came with our Onkyo system. I eventually am going to replace both the wire and the speakers.

@FutureLineRoy

8 жыл бұрын

+Cayenne Pepper Do not forget to replace the wiring inside your amplifier and speakers.!! Or did you make them AWG 14 also. Remember... once the AWG bottle neck is in place it is not coming back. LOL

FOR A SONY STR DN 1060 7.2 I BOUGTH 12 AWG MONOPRICE FOR EACH SPEAKER, IS OK??? THE SPEAKERS ARE 8 OHMS.

Hey guys , I really enjoy your no nonsense approach to explaining and de bunking the hi end audio market. I've been a journeyman electrical lineman for over 35 yrs, and the principals you explain in this vid about wire size and resistance are common knowledge to anyone in the electrical field. When I first got into hi end audio I was absolutely amazed at what they wanted for speaker cable! It's truly ridiculous! Proper wire size will definitely make a difference but what these companies sell , well there's a sucker born every minute!

Can you guys talk about CCA (copper clad aluminum)? I just bought a 100 ft spool of 14 AWG CCA cable, and I didn't quite realize what it meant until I cut one open. It does appear to be copper stranded around the outside of an aluminum stranded inside core. I'm not sure if this makes any noticeable difference but I'd like to hear your take on it. My longest run is around 40 ft, 6 ohm speakers.

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

That makes no sense to use aluminum as a conductor. It's not only more fragile than copper but also less conductive. I haven't seen cables like this. Please send a link.

@Myselfsama

7 жыл бұрын

Hey Audioholics thanks for responding. Here is the link to the ones I bought. I put up a review showing a few pictures of the actual cable, and I lightly sanded off the very thin outer layer which is copper to reveal the aluminum core. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HZWYP1G/

One audiophile place said their cables or what they called "the river path" went through a frequency by frequency electron alignment that enhances the free flow of electrons and compared to a clogged pipe vs clean. They said they didn't have any of the cables set up because no one would ever buy their other cables.

Thanks again for your honest videos. Never sell out! So many people waste so much money on overpriced cables.

you guys are great, subscribed ;)

Where can I get good 10 guage speaker wire, can you use power/ground wire ?

@Audioholics

9 жыл бұрын

Try using stranded 10AWG and solid 10AWG is too hard to work with. Bluejeans Cable sells 10AWG as does Monoprice and others I am sure.

what AWG are Lou Ferrigno there's arms ?

I’m totally new to the science behind audio wire. Can someone explain what poster means by 14/4?

Can I use 4 gauge speaker wire to connect from 12v batteries to 3000 watts inverter? Can I use 4 gauge speaker wire as ground cable connect to solar panels to a ground rod?

I get what you say about speaker cable, but I am right in thinking you use Kimber 8TC? That’s £85 per metre in the UK. Is that not expensive?

What do you think of the speaker cables what Bose supplies with Acostimas Home Theater Speakers./

@Audioholics

9 жыл бұрын

Hamilton Gray the cables that come with Bose are fine for the product. You won't get any benefit upgrading cables for Bose speakers.

I have new 18 gauge zip cord how long do I need to burn them in!