| Audio Tweaks - Tweak Ref.
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| Using Belden coax cable as speaker wire |
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gregory Wisnieweski |
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| I read about this tweak in a Legacy speakers chat room found in AOL's Stereo Review 's newsgroup |
Belden Cable |
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| Run 2 stretches of Belden wire appropriate lengths from amp to speaker parallel with each other. One length will become + & the other - . Carefully strip the solid core & stranded sections together to form one terminated end. Continue this procedure until all 8 ends are neatly twisted and terminated with banana or spade plugs if you wish. |
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| Hook up as usual |
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| The concept is this. Belden cable is one of the better quality coax brands thus it was recommended but any brand can do. The mixture of solid & stranded wire together as one + or - connection is said to have all the qualities of even the most esoteric cable. The qualities to look for are its skin effect, impedance & inductance. There are specific criteria for each of these characteristics, and they are meet with this concoction. |
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| Well I bought the wire in an electronics store in Baltimore & followed the instructions to make this exotic cable. I heard a difference between zip cord & this configured wire set up. In side by side comparison it sounded as good as the high priced stuff( Monster, Silver Sonic, etc.) and at a fraction of the cost. |
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| Some experimenters have reported a slightly different combining configuration with even better results, but I myself have not tried it. The preparation is as follows. As before lie two stretches of the wire parallel with each other to become 1 speaker wire. This time twist the solid core of wire A with the stranded segment of wire B together to complete the + aspect of the wire. Now twist the remaining two wires ( the other stranded section of wire A with the solid section of wire B to complete the - side of the wire. This is supposed to improve its RF rejection capabilities & therefore insulate it better, but I don't know It just ain't logical. If there are any engineers out there who can set the record straight E mail me at gregoryw@bcpl.net |
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