Home Depot Ext. Cord for Speaker Cable


I was wondering if anyone who has actually tried this themselves could comment on the results. I currently use 14g Monster wire with mostly McIntosh tube gear.

What might I expect to sound different?

Is it the "Rigid" brand that Home Depot sells that people use?

What do you do with the third wire?

Any other constructive feedback will be appreciated as well. Thanks,
Bill
bcollins

Showing 1 response by undertow

The third wire could be combined with your Negative cable, it then has a thicker gauge to ground.. Will it make a huge impact on sound, probably not, but you can at least use the copper on hand.. It will not hurt it. I have actually opened many speakers up that use a thicker gauge wire to the negative terminals for a path of lesser resistance, the positive can stay thinner.. Again not saying it is necessary, but you can at least use the wire.