Re: Different speaker wire lengths

[Arny Krueger]

> wrote in message


> I am reorganizing my stereo system in a different room on
> a different floor , but if I want to avoid the speaker
> cable crossing the floor over a high traffic and more
> visible area, I will need to route it from the back of
> the room. In that layout, the left and right speaker
> lengths are going to be different where the left is less
> than 5 ft and the right is about 20 ft, if not 25 ft. Is
> that going to adversely effect the quality of the sound?

Not if the speaker cable is heavy enough gauge of wire. 12 or 14 gauge are
recommended for more home applications. 2 conductor stranded wire from a
hardware store or a home improvement store is entirely adequate for almost
all applications.

[Eeyore]

Bret Ludwig wrote:

> Also, most common jacketed wire products today are 3 conductor.

Uh ?

Graham

[Arny Krueger]

"Bret Ludwig" > wrote in message

> On Mar 7, 6:46 am, "Arny Krueger" >
> wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>>
>>
>>
>>> I am reorganizing my stereo system in a different room
>>> on a different floor , but if I want to avoid the
>>> speaker cable crossing the floor over a high traffic
>>> and more visible area, I will need to route it from the
>>> back of the room. In that layout, the left and right
>>> speaker lengths are going to be different where the
>>> left is less than 5 ft and the right is about 20 ft, if
>>> not 25 ft. Is that going to adversely effect the
>>> quality of the sound?
>>
>> Not if the speaker cable is heavy enough gauge of wire.
>> 12 or 14 gauge are recommended for more home
>> applications. 2 conductor stranded wire from a hardware
>> store or a home improvement store is entirely adequate
>> for almost all applications.
>
> I'd use one gauge heavier if possible.

I don't know why.

> Also, most common
> jacketed wire products today are 3 conductor.

Who said anything about jacketed cable?

If by jacketed cable you mean that black rubber jacketed stuff used for
extension cable, just about every store around here stocks both the 2 and 3
conductor versions of it. I use the 2 conductor version for stage cables,
but for use in the listening room, it is vast overkill.

> I would
> call a restaurant supply or GOOD appliance house and get
> two conductor heater cable, which is used in commercial
> restaurant and other heating applications and usually has
> attractive braiding patterns (similar to but usually more
> subdued than bungee cord jackets) on its outer cloth
> surface. Old clothes irons had this stuff.

I guess that cloth-braided cable appeals to the vacuum tube crowd, but for
those of us who are pursing the modern versions of audio, vinyl insulation
is just fine.

[Arny Krueger]

"Eeyore" > wrote in
message
> Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
>> Also, most common jacketed wire products today are 3
>> conductor.
>
> Uh ?
>
> Graham

Yeah, really. I wonder when the last time Bret visited a Home Depot or a
Lowes, or even an Aco hardware.

[George M. Middius]

The Krooborg asserts its Nazi kredentials.

> > I'd use one gauge heavier if possible.

> I don't know why.

Sorry, Bratzi, but in this area the Krooborg has substantial first-hand
knowledge. As you would know if you had read the "Big Book Of Audio
Sameness" (c. 1973, Borg-o-Rama Pubs., Goose Puke, MI), speaker wire has
only one ultimate purpose, and it has nothing to do with speakers. The
only meaningful test for any wire is whether you can choke a 'borg with
it. The Krooborg has prooved™ that 18ga wire is sufficient to choke any
'borg yet assimilated. Therefore, using your Audio 'Borg Cheapism Guide™,
you can easily deduce that spending the extra money for a heavier wire is
pointless and, even worse, heretical.

[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On Mar 7, 8:41*am, Bret Ludwig > wrote:
> On Mar 7, 7:38 am, Eeyore >
> wrote:
>
> > Bret Ludwig wrote:
> > > Also, most common jacketed wire products today are 3 conductor.
>
> > Uh ?
>
> > Graham
>
> *Yes, if you go to the store, here in the US, the common jacketed
> products are 3 conductor except for Romex which is four.

Really. Hm. I wonder why the 12/2 Romex I recently bought only has two
conductors. I'd return it since it's obviously defective but the
electrical run I installed is already behind drywall.

Anyway, why would you want to use a stiff product like Romex is for
speaker cable? You might as well use BX. LOL!

You can learn about Romex here, dum-dum:

http://www.southwire.com/ProductCatalog/XTEInterfaceServlet?contentKey=prodcatsheet6

Your a idiot, Danny boy.