Isn't cabel a nice topic to talk about (speaker cable awg)

[gasolin75]

Speaker cable awg,synergy

A pair of speakers can just about handle any amp within it's power limit for 100 euros to 100.000 euros, the speaker gauge is more than adequate

Thick speaker cable https://www.gearit.com/blogs/news/c...e-the-role-of-wire-thickness-in-sound-quality
The primary role of wire thickness in sound quality is related to electrical resistance. Thicker wires (lower AWG number) have less resistance, which means they can carry the audio signal more effectively over longer distances without degradation.

Is there any reason to use thicker speaker cable despite lower resistance than what's inside your speakers, if it's enough for 2 meters and 4 meter and even 8 meters pr speaker ?

If you could get the same speaker cable as they use in the speaker would it be the sweetspot, 0 zero difference from the amp to the speakers compared to a reference cable like a 14 awg monoprice speaker cable or the blue van damm studio cable they use at abbey road ?

 

[MaxwellsEq]

Covered in many, many threads elsewhere. Fred E. Davis published an excellent paper in 1991.

 

[antcollinet]

Speaker cable awg,synergy

A pair of speakers can just about handle any amp within it's power limit for 100 euros to 100.000 euros, the speaker gauge is more than adequate

Thick speaker cable https://www.gearit.com/blogs/news/c...e-the-role-of-wire-thickness-in-sound-quality
The primary role of wire thickness in sound quality is related to electrical resistance. Thicker wires (lower AWG number) have less resistance, which means they can carry the audio signal more effectively over longer distances without degradation.

Is there any reason to use thicker speaker cable despite lower resistance than what's inside your speakers, if it's enough for 2 meters and 4 meter and even 8 meters pr speaker ?

If you could get the same speaker cable as they use in the speaker would it be the sweetspot, 0 zero difference from the amp to the speakers compared to a reference cable like a 14 awg monoprice speaker cable or the blue van damm studio cable they use at abbey road ?

No, because wire guage AND length determine resistance. The wires inside your speakers are very short, so typically use a smaller wire diameter, and the resistance is still not an issue due to the short length.

Your speaker cables from amp to speaker are typically much longer than the internal wires, so need to be larger cross sectional area (lower gauge number)

Of course, this does not mean expensive. Even basic lamp cord is perfectly adequate in most circumstances.

 

[Bruce Morgen]

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