Tablejockey,
Your linked article by Harry Marynard is very informative.
Harry describes the relationship between wire resistance, speakers’ varying impedance and the amplifier’s damping factor. These issues were addressed in the posts by b4icu referenced by khaki above.
Athough b4icu excluded ribbon speakers from his reporting, I took his advice and connected four feet 0 AWG battery cable from a Pass Labs 250.5 (damping factor of only 150) and modified Magnapan MG IIIa’s. Maggie’s have a difficult load ranging from 6 to 2 ohms. The experiment was upgrading from 16 to 10 gauge wires tested previously. The results were stunning.
The installed signal and neutral battery cable wires were separated by four inches to reduce the possibility of induction induced noise, see WiilyWonka’s post above.
Total cost, $65.
Given the modest cost and ease of installation, OP might start here and move on to IC’s.
Your linked article by Harry Marynard is very informative.
Harry describes the relationship between wire resistance, speakers’ varying impedance and the amplifier’s damping factor. These issues were addressed in the posts by b4icu referenced by khaki above.
Athough b4icu excluded ribbon speakers from his reporting, I took his advice and connected four feet 0 AWG battery cable from a Pass Labs 250.5 (damping factor of only 150) and modified Magnapan MG IIIa’s. Maggie’s have a difficult load ranging from 6 to 2 ohms. The experiment was upgrading from 16 to 10 gauge wires tested previously. The results were stunning.
The installed signal and neutral battery cable wires were separated by four inches to reduce the possibility of induction induced noise, see WiilyWonka’s post above.
Total cost, $65.
Given the modest cost and ease of installation, OP might start here and move on to IC’s.