Best budget speaker cable

rick57 · 10th February 2006, 02:04 PM

Is Jon Risch right?

His long article in three parts: www.geocities.com/jonrisch/s1.htm

In part 2: www.geocities.com/jonrisch/s2.htm
. . scroll down to: “Cable #1 - Highest Audio Performance”

he advocates coaxial Belden 89259,
*“cross-connected” as explained there & illustrated in these “views”:
www.geocities.com/jonrisch/page2.htm
www.geocities.com/jonrisch/spkrcbl1.htm

Yes there’s the placebo effect, but does anyone have better suggestions?

BTW:
He says “a 100 foot spool of 89259, cut in half twice(?) allows up to a pair of approx. 24 foot speaker cables”
Forgive my oversight, but with +ve and –ve, wouldn’t 100 foot of cable yield about *50 feet of speaker cables?

Cheers

chipco3434 · 10th February 2006, 02:19 PM

Each speaker cable is comprised of two pieces of coax. Two speaker cables times 2 pieces of coax EACH. That's four.

Hangin' out at cable asylum, eh?

I lurk there when I run out of needles to stick in my eyes.

Have you tried new stainless wall plates for your AC receptacles yet? That's my favorite!

rabbitz · 10th February 2006, 02:40 PM

Wander down to Jaycar and grab some Supra Rondo (WB1723 for 2 core or WB1724 for 4 core). It's cheap, no nonsense and sounds great.

poobah · 10th February 2006, 02:51 PM

Home Depot has nice 12 AWG lamp cord too... on s serious note, there is some truth that amps with very high feedback may avoid RF pickup with shielded speaker cables... don't spend alot of money... 1 pair shielded with shield terminated only at the amp end would be fine... IF you have high feedback and IF you have BAD RF.

Chipco... somewhere I saw a blurb on the sonic value of wooden wall plates... more natural or something.

SY · 10th February 2006, 02:52 PM

Their orange 3x12 extension cords with the plugs cut off are economical and work really, really well. WAF of -62.3.

leadbelly · 10th February 2006, 02:56 PM

If you buy Cat5 from a surplus store and do one of the Cat5 DIY cables, that would be cheaper.

poobah · 10th February 2006, 02:58 PM

SY,

Are you implying that young Tsuji-Chan has been beheaded???

sreten · 10th February 2006, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by leadbelly
If you buy Cat5 from a surplus store and do one of the Cat5 DIY cables, that would be cheaper.

Yup,

plait 3 together and then wire all twisted pairs in parallel +ve and -ve.

Gives you a very "exotic" 8.3 ohm characteristic impedance cable.

Suits some systems more than others, but seems to be very good.

/sreten.

SY · 10th February 2006, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by poobah
SY,

Are you implying that young Tsuji-Chan has been beheaded???

Louis Rex.

poobah · 10th February 2006, 03:19 PM

OK,

You still have "Tetsujin" under your "SY" handle... I was worried...

Must... fight... the... urge... to... cull... offspring...

10th February 2006, 02:40 PM	#3
rabbitz diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Newcastle, Australia	Wander down to Jaycar and grab some Supra Rondo (WB1723 for 2 core or WB1724 for 4 core). It's cheap, no nonsense and sounds great. __________________ No longer DIY active

10th February 2006, 02:52 PM	#5
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	Their orange 3x12 extension cords with the plugs cut off are economical and work really, really well. WAF of -62.3. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

10th February 2006, 02:56 PM	#6
leadbelly diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta	If you buy Cat5 from a surplus store and do one of the Cat5 DIY cables, that would be cheaper. __________________ Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. Enzo Ferrari

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10th February 2006, 02:04 PM	#1
rick57 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: dry ol Melbourne Australia	Best budget speaker cable Is Jon Risch right? His long article in three parts: www.geocities.com/jonrisch/s1.htm In part 2: www.geocities.com/jonrisch/s2.htm . . scroll down to: “Cable #1 - Highest Audio Performance” he advocates coaxial Belden 89259, “cross-connected” as explained there & illustrated in these “views”: www.geocities.com/jonrisch/page2.htm www.geocities.com/jonrisch/spkrcbl1.htm Yes there’s the placebo effect, but does anyone have better suggestions? BTW: He says “a 100 foot spool of 89259, cut in half twice(?) allows up to a pair of approx. 24 foot speaker cables” Forgive my oversight, but with +ve and –ve, wouldn’t 100 foot of cable yield about 50 feet of speaker cables? Cheers

10th February 2006, 02:19 PM	#2
chipco3434 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Racine, Wisconsin	Each speaker cable is comprised of two pieces of coax. Two speaker cables times 2 pieces of coax EACH. That's four. Hangin' out at cable asylum, eh? I lurk there when I run out of needles to stick in my eyes. Have you tried new stainless wall plates for your AC receptacles yet? That's my favorite!

10th February 2006, 02:51 PM	#4
poobah diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	Home Depot has nice 12 AWG lamp cord too... on s serious note, there is some truth that amps with very high feedback may avoid RF pickup with shielded speaker cables... don't spend alot of money... 1 pair shielded with shield terminated only at the amp end would be fine... IF you have high feedback and IF you have BAD RF. Chipco... somewhere I saw a blurb on the sonic value of wooden wall plates... more natural or something.

10th February 2006, 02:58 PM	#7
poobah diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	SY, Are you implying that young Tsuji-Chan has been beheaded???

10th February 2006, 03:19 PM	#10
poobah diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	OK, You still have "Tetsujin" under your "SY" handle... I was worried... Must... fight... the... urge... to... cull... offspring...

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