newbie, difference in hook up wire gauges?

[jitter]

Originally posted by Magura
Unless your speakers are situated at the neighbours place, and your amp is still at home, plain lamp chord is going to be beyond significant resistance.
Around here that would be 0.75mm^2.


Magura

Well, I did need more than 15 metres (appr. 50 ft) per channel where I used to live. Now I don't even need 2 m per channel. Of course I didn't replace them with 0.75 mm^2, I just cut the 6 mm^2 ones (which are plain OFC copper cables, BTW) to the right length.

[Magura]

Originally posted by nukaidee
I think these questions are always open for debate. I personally don't believe in 3000$ interconnects, but here is what I found. From personal experience and also some kind of mathematical theory from my electrical engineer uncle, thicker lower gauge copper wire conducts low frequencies better, and thinner, twisted pair silver wire conducts high frequencies better. This has something to do with the power handling, frequency, and susceptible-ness to interference..

From blind testing and from what I feel sounds the best, I am using 1gauge .. yes one gauge copper wire, along side with 2x twisted pair 30gauge silver coated copper.

If you're able to repeat that in a CONTROLLED ABX test, Randy has $1 million for you.


Magura

[nukaidee]

lol. like i said. personal opinion, could be a multitude of things, how its over laying on my power cables .. movement of speakers etc.