Suggestion for re-wiring Wilson Watt Puppies

ARCANE · 30th September 2011, 02:09 PM

Folks,

I am revamping my Wilson Watt Puppy 5.1 speakers and after replacing the velcro/foam on the front of the speaker, I am having the woofers re-foamed.

While this is all open, I was thinking about replacing the wires inside and the rear connectors for better ones that I already have. Now, for the wires, what would you use as I have little experience in that domain?

Thanks
Yves

DrDyna · 30th September 2011, 02:17 PM

I'd probably leave them be and spend that money on some acoustic treatments for the room

Are the wires physically damaged somehow?

DSP_Geek · 30th September 2011, 02:50 PM

I like coax speaker cable, but Sommer is almost impossible to find on this side of the pond. You might want to try RG8X for kicks & grins; the stuff is 16 gauge and not overly expensive to boot.

WithTarragon · 30th September 2011, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ARCANE

Folks,

I am revamping my Wilson Watt Puppy 5.1 speakers and after replacing the velcro/foam on the front of the speaker, I am having the woofers re-foamed.

While this is all open, I was thinking about replacing the wires inside and the rear connectors for better ones that I already have. Now, for the wires, what would you use as I have little experience in that domain?

Thanks
Yves

The gains, if any, would be slight.
It would however, lower the re-sale price if they have been modified.

ARCANE · 30th September 2011, 06:27 PM

I am only thinking about re-wiring the Puppy(es), the woofers boxes. The Watt will remain untouched.

I have no intention to resell them and thus do not care about keeping them pristine and original. I am also changing the suspension of the woofers, otherwise they would no longer function correctly.

Thus, it will be quite a few things which will not be exactly as they were when they left the factory 15 years ago.

Yves

ARCANE · 30th September 2011, 07:26 PM

I found this one:

Vampire Wire - #SC-554

Anybody has some experiences with this cable? I have used Vampire connectors for more than a decade on multiple products and have been very happy.

Yves

DavidL · 30th September 2011, 11:55 PM

Whatever makes you happy, if the wire in question is the same or a bit larger gauge then it can't do any harm, then again if the wire already in the speaker isn't damaged or too small a gauge, the benefits are purely your peace of mind. I second the suggestion of using the money on acoustic room treatments if necessary.

David Gatti · 1st October 2011, 04:19 AM

The first thing those wires will do is go into an inductor - a coil of thin wire several meters long. You wont notice any difference.

30th September 2011, 02:09 PM	#1
ARCANE diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: RALEIGH, NC - USA	Suggestion for re-wiring Wilson Watt Puppies Folks, I am revamping my Wilson Watt Puppy 5.1 speakers and after replacing the velcro/foam on the front of the speaker, I am having the woofers re-foamed. While this is all open, I was thinking about replacing the wires inside and the rear connectors for better ones that I already have. Now, for the wires, what would you use as I have little experience in that domain? Thanks Yves

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30th September 2011, 02:17 PM	#2
DrDyna diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007 Blog Entries: 3	I'd probably leave them be and spend that money on some acoustic treatments for the room Are the wires physically damaged somehow?

30th September 2011, 02:50 PM	#3
DSP_Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, California	I like coax speaker cable, but Sommer is almost impossible to find on this side of the pond. You might want to try RG8X for kicks & grins; the stuff is 16 gauge and not overly expensive to boot.

30th September 2011, 06:27 PM	#5
ARCANE diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: RALEIGH, NC - USA	I am only thinking about re-wiring the Puppy(es), the woofers boxes. The Watt will remain untouched. I have no intention to resell them and thus do not care about keeping them pristine and original. I am also changing the suspension of the woofers, otherwise they would no longer function correctly. Thus, it will be quite a few things which will not be exactly as they were when they left the factory 15 years ago. Yves

30th September 2011, 07:26 PM	#6
ARCANE diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: RALEIGH, NC - USA	I found this one: Vampire Wire - #SC-554 Anybody has some experiences with this cable? I have used Vampire connectors for more than a decade on multiple products and have been very happy. Yves

30th September 2011, 11:55 PM	#7
DavidL diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2010	Whatever makes you happy, if the wire in question is the same or a bit larger gauge then it can't do any harm, then again if the wire already in the speaker isn't damaged or too small a gauge, the benefits are purely your peace of mind. I second the suggestion of using the money on acoustic room treatments if necessary.

1st October 2011, 04:19 AM	#8
David Gatti diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia	The first thing those wires will do is go into an inductor - a coil of thin wire several meters long. You wont notice any difference.

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