building speaker cable

[Joe04]

Is it possible to build speaker cable? If so, any ideas?

Thanks,
Joe

[SY]

Here's two best-bang-for-the-buck ideas:

1. Ribbon cable: the stuff you use inside computers. By choosing how you parallel the strands, you can tune the relative values of L and C.

2. Outdoor extension cord (12/3): don't laugh. The big, thick orange stuff works great, but do cut the plugs off first so that no-one accidently plugs your speakers into that big 60Hz sine wave generator.

[ronc]

NO ,NO CAN DO!!!! You have to go to a high end audio store (appt. only) and buy $3000.00 cables that were made by virgins during the witching hour.
Of course the maker of the cables is laughing his butt off.
I once ran an A/B test with a friends $1500 cables with my rat shack 24 gage solid core Cu $5.00 cables(home made).
Couldnt hear any difference.Only difference was i had $1495.00 more than my friend to spend on toys.
ron

[zuki]

this company sells very cheap rca and speaker cable that i have found to work very well.


http://www.michaelgreenaudio.com/cat...specialty.htm#

the link is acting funny.

but the cables and interconnects are nice for the money.


i have also found monster cable xln series cables to work without flaw.


i know the 40,000.00 per 8 foot set ,cables are slightly over priced, but i sure would like to try a set.

http://www.transparentcable.com/imag...ly_310x200.jpg

[ronc]

40K$ slightly overpriced????is your last name Gates?
ron

[Da5id4Vz]

Ive always had a taste for 14/2 zip chord. My current spool is white from Carol Cable. Id use 12/2 heater chord except its been getting tough to find.

I like SY's 12/3 recommendation, but does that mean you need GFI speaker protection?
10/2 SJ cable usually needs to be special ordered and costs significantly more.

There are some good articles creeping around here about braiding cat-5 network cable, and a nice article about using RG-6 buy a guy named Guido Tent (sorry if I botched the spelling).

I think Peter Daniel ran a thread a while back about using copper foil harvested from rolled inductors.

After messing around with that stuff for a while look up an old article on speaker cable buy a guy named Nelson Pass.

Have fun; occasionally doubt your own perceptions and beliefs, but mostly TRUST YOUR OWN PERCEPTIONS.

Oh yah, have fun too.

[chops]

Originally posted by ron clarke
NO ,NO CAN DO!!!! You have to go to a high end audio store (appt. only) and buy $3000.00 cables that were made by virgins during the witching hour.
Of course the maker of the cables is laughing his butt off.
I once ran an A/B test with a friends $1500 cables with my rat shack 24 gage solid core Cu $5.00 cables(home made).
Couldnt hear any difference.Only difference was i had $1495.00 more than my friend to spend on toys.
ron

I still cannot understand how people can say this and mean it. Your speakers and equipment must not be very revealing if you can't hear a difference between different cables.

[Bill Fitzpatrick]

Originally posted by chops


I still cannot understand how people can say this and mean it. Your speakers and equipment must not be very revealing if you can't hear a difference between different cables.

Actually, if you can hear a difference between cables it means that you amp and/or speakers are flawed.

[ronc]

Battery powered NIGC (non inverted gain clone, passive pre, Fostex Fe-206e TQWT.Room treatments, bass traps, mid traps, high traps.Sorry, but i hear lots of ppl get caught up in the cable myth and have yet to see any real test either subjective(double blind) or objective that proved vast improvements(or for that fact ANY improvements) using witchcraft cable.
Been doing DIY audio for over 30 years and also have used so called "high end" components(purchased) and yet to hear or see any real proof.
If you have any objective results please post them as i have an open mind.
ron

[chops]

Originally posted by Bill Fitzpatrick


Actually, if you can hear a difference between cables it means that you amp and/or speakers are flawed.

Yeah. Sure it does. That has to be it.

I'm glad you think so.