effeect on sound when running speakercables through tubes

dre · 24th February 2003, 08:04 PM

Hi there,

In a few months I hope to add a piece to my livingroom.

I'm thinking about laying tubes in my new concrete floor, so that speaker cables will be worked away nicely.

Does anyone hav advice what's best soundwise? PVC, copper, aluminum something else.

fdegrove · 24th February 2003, 09:20 PM

Hi,

Are the speakercables shielded already?

Cheers,

ap0the0sis · 24th February 2003, 10:02 PM

why would you think that running speaker wire inside tubes will cause a difference in sound? is this true? doesnt make sense to me....

ap0

SY · 24th February 2003, 10:08 PM

Unless the tubes are made from something like mumetal, they won't affect the sound. They WILL affect the psyches of the terminally neurotic who are just as likely to tell you to orient the wires according to the principles of Feng Shui and that the tubes MUST be made of some weird, exotic material or you will RUIN the sound.

If you're not neurotic, run the wires through any nonmagnetic tube that meets local building codes and don't worry about it.

fdegrove · 24th February 2003, 10:11 PM

Hi,

Quote:

why would you think that running speaker wire inside tubes will cause a difference in sound? is this true? doesnt make sense to me....

That will depend on whether the tubing is used as shielding or not.

Ciao,

Christer · 24th February 2003, 10:15 PM

As long as the direction of the tubes matches the direction of
the wires, I think you'll be fine.

(NB, the above is just a joke and I make no claim about
the existence or non-existence of audible effects of tubed
speaker cables, nor do I mean to insult those who hear
such effects, whether real or imagined, nor ... well, you get
it, right?)

fdegrove · 24th February 2003, 10:21 PM

Hi,

Quote:

(NB, the above is just a joke and I make no claim about

Does it come with a manual?

Cuckoo,

Christer · 24th February 2003, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fdegrove

Does it come with a manual?

What? The joke? No, you must undestand it yourself.

timo · 24th February 2003, 11:42 PM

"I'm thinking about laying tubes in my new concrete floor, so that speaker cables will be worked away nicely"

Gosh, it'll be awfully hard to replace all those tubes when they go bad. Not to mention the poor heat disapation...

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

JoeBob · 25th February 2003, 12:15 AM

I don't blame you timo, I was going to say that he should ask in the tube forum....

24th February 2003, 08:04 PM	#1
dre diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Netherlands	effeect on sound when running speakercables through tubes Hi there, In a few months I hope to add a piece to my livingroom. I'm thinking about laying tubes in my new concrete floor, so that speaker cables will be worked away nicely. Does anyone hav advice what's best soundwise? PVC, copper, aluminum something else.

24th February 2003, 09:20 PM	#2
fdegrove diyAudio Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium	GOING UNDER. Hi, Are the speakercables shielded already? Cheers, __________________ Frank

24th February 2003, 10:08 PM	#4
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	Unless the tubes are made from something like mumetal, they won't affect the sound. They WILL affect the psyches of the terminally neurotic who are just as likely to tell you to orient the wires according to the principles of Feng Shui and that the tubes MUST be made of some weird, exotic material or you will RUIN the sound. If you're not neurotic, run the wires through any nonmagnetic tube that meets local building codes and don't worry about it. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

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