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Weird speaker cabling question
"Ben Hanson" wrote in message ...
Sorry if this double-posts, I couldn't tell if it went through on my news server or not. Hi all, I heard someone mention the other day that if you wanted to get some good speaker cable, that you could save money and still get good quality by just going to the local hardware store and buying some 12/2 electrical cable (or better), cutting the ends off, and putting on the connector of your choice. I am setting up some Community speakers that require amplification and I wanted to make up my own cables with Speakon connectors. Could I really just go up to Home Depot or Lowe's and buy 100' of 12/2 or 10/2 cabling and make my own, or should I buy cables specifically made for audio? Is there really a difference? Also, I am assuming the conductors need to be twisted strand, not solid core, if you were going to use this approach? And lastly, if you can only find 12/3 cabling, is that a problem? Can you just not use the ground wire and leave it alone on both ends of the cable? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I really am not sure if he was just pulling my leg or if this works OK. -Ben Save the solid wire for actual electrical work, i.e., stuff that's wired to the circuit breaker box. For speaker wire use stranded, even in permanent installations. If you ever need to move the speakers or the amplifiers for any reason, you'll be glad that the wire is flexible. |
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