Speaker cables for systems with too much highs ?

lduarte1973 · 4th August 2011, 02:06 PM

anyone knows of speaker cables for systems with too much highs ?

SY · 4th August 2011, 02:12 PM

Why not just turn down the treble? or put a resistor in series with the tweeter lead? Trying to make a filter out of speaker cables seems like way and away the hardest method and least likely to succeed.

bbggg · 4th August 2011, 02:21 PM

There is an even easier way: keep toeing the speakers in, until their axes cross in front of the listening seat. Unless their horizontal dispersion is severely askew (which means you should not have bought them in the first place), you are bound to reach a satisfactory balance at some angle or other.

lduarte1973 · 4th August 2011, 02:41 PM

SY you are right just wondering about this so called equalizer cables i read here in the forum somewhere

BBGGG the room is to small to do that , but even smal speakers like epos els3 still to much highs

DrDyna · 4th August 2011, 02:47 PM

I wouldn't worry about snake oil speaker cables, 4 bucks worth of resistors and you should be golden.

bbggg · 4th August 2011, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lduarte1973

the room is to small to do that

Have you tried it and failed? It would seem to me that the more constrained the listening space is, the more beneficial it would be to direct reflections away from the side walls.

lduarte1973 · 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbggg

Have you tried it and failed? It would seem to me that the more constrained the listening space is, the more beneficial it would be to direct reflections away from the side walls.

i´m as far as possible from the speakers , the white squares near furniture , the room is only 8.2 x 14.7 feet or 2.5 x 4.5 meters

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bbggg · 4th August 2011, 03:46 PM

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john curl · 4th August 2011, 03:52 PM

I personally would use the thickest, or smallest gauge speaker wire that I can find. Monster or some homeowner supply store should give you 10 gauge or less. This way you get better bass damping, AND the eddy current loss working in your favor. No fancy wound cables please, they are too 'accurate' for your needs.

john curl · 4th August 2011, 04:29 PM

I should have said: 'lowest gage' I suspect.

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4th August 2011, 02:21 PM	#3
bbggg diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	There is an even easier way: keep toeing the speakers in, until their axes cross in front of the listening seat. Unless their horizontal dispersion is severely askew (which means you should not have bought them in the first place), you are bound to reach a satisfactory balance at some angle or other.

4th August 2011, 02:41 PM	#4
lduarte1973 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lisbon	SY you are right just wondering about this so called equalizer cables i read here in the forum somewhere BBGGG the room is to small to do that , but even smal speakers like epos els3 still to much highs

4th August 2011, 02:47 PM	#5
DrDyna diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007 Blog Entries: 3	I wouldn't worry about snake oil speaker cables, 4 bucks worth of resistors and you should be golden.

4th August 2011, 03:46 PM	#8
bbggg diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	Toe-in - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

4th August 2011, 03:52 PM	#9
john curl diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: berkeley ca	I personally would use the thickest, or smallest gauge speaker wire that I can find. Monster or some homeowner supply store should give you 10 gauge or less. This way you get better bass damping, AND the eddy current loss working in your favor. No fancy wound cables please, they are too 'accurate' for your needs.

4th August 2011, 04:29 PM	#10
john curl diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: berkeley ca	I should have said: 'lowest gage' I suspect.

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