On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:54:25 -0700, August Karlstrom wrote
(in article ):
On 2010-10-17 03:17, Trevor Wilson wrote:
"August wrote in message
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_wire#Wire_gauge
**Like all such cliams, the Wiki article over-simplifies things. They ignore
the very real effects of inductance, when using long cable runs and speakers
which exhibit a falling impedance at HF (like ESLs). In those cases, the
inductive effects of cable can become quite significant.
To take my example again, let's say I need a pair of cables, each four
meters long. Is there a system in which a 2x1.5 mm2 (approx.15 AWG) OFC
wire would be insufficient?
Several people in this newsgroup believe that all wire sounds the same
provided it is of the "correct type". What I'm trying to find out here
is what the correct type is. I am not so interested in general claims
that cannot be used in practice to make decisions.
Thanks for the input.
/August
All wire sounds exactly the same. Copper zip cord, 14 Gauge or bigger should
be sufficient for any 4-meter run for any domestic amplifier or speaker
setup. If you have a really big amp (say 700 watts/channel or more), you
might want to increase that size to something like the bulk cable used in
industrial-sized extension cords (12 -10 Gauge). Forget everything else, it
doesn't matter.