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Offline Bathory

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Speaker wire. All the same?
« on: May 05, 2015, 12:21:37 PM »
Buying speaker wire for my sunfire.

Any 8 gauge ok. 
Or is there a diff between car and home wire. Or as long as its ofc its all the same?

Want to buy a 25 foot spool of it but not sure. Its stranded 8 ga. Ofc copper.  Good price.

Thoughts please.......
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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2015, 12:56:07 PM »
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Offline gdv

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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2015, 01:08:29 PM »
E, your still alive???  :)

Hope you are doing well...
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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2015, 01:43:21 PM »
Now im more confused than when i asked the question
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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2015, 01:44:14 PM »
Ill just buy the 10 gauge roll of car speaker wire and be done with it.
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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2015, 02:23:00 PM »
There's more to speaker cable than just the gauge and that link to the hypocrite is best ignored.
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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2015, 02:27:06 PM »
The laws of physics exhibit exponential decay under the influence of psychoacoustics.
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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2015, 03:41:51 PM »
Monoprice sells some nice 12 guage speaker wire. There is a mark so you can keep your polarity consistent. It strips well. Alternatively, I use the 12 and 14 guage version of this wire which is Parts Express's house brand. 10 guage is linked here: http://www.parts-express.com/wired-home-skrl-10-50-10-awg-ofc-speaker-wire-50-ft--100-028
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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2015, 04:36:48 PM »
I get called a troll on non-controversial subjects.   I'm not touching this one.   (The haters can do a happy dance now.)
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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2015, 06:38:13 PM »
This topic is a sore subject around here. Keep your cool everyone.
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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2015, 07:21:37 PM »
I run 2 brands...MIT and Douglas cable. Both sound great.
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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2015, 07:23:52 PM »
Quote from: 8 Watts of Fury on May 05, 2015, 02:27:06 PM
The laws of physics exhibit exponential decay under the influence of psychoacoustics.

I can see why you think that.
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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2015, 07:35:42 PM »
To think that all wire sounds the same or that the only thing that matters is the gauge is naive at best. Like all things audio there have been advancements in cabling since the dark ages not unlike the advancements in turntables. Who in the right mind thinks playing a record on a Victrola is as good as it gets?
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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2015, 08:35:18 PM »
There have been great advancements in marketing as well.
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Re: Speaker wire. All the same?
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2015, 08:56:59 PM »
Quote from: F1nut on May 05, 2015, 07:35:42 PM
To think that all wire sounds the same or that the only thing that matters is the gauge is naive at best. Like all things audio there have been advancements in cabling since the dark ages not unlike the advancements in turntables. Who in the right mind thinks playing a record on a Victrola is as good as it gets?

When you wire the Victrola with coat hangers it can't be beat.

unfortunately budgets kill trying different wire for me. I'm happy with cheap stuff and can live with the sound it makes. When money is no object, go for it.  However I imagine the point of diminishing returns comes on quick.
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