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12 ft pair of thick speakers cables?? Can they be cut downt to a 6 ft pair??

I have a 12 foot pair of Harmonic Technology Pro-11 Plus speaker cables. Can they be cut down to a 6 ft pair and re-terminated with WBT banana jacks. The 12 foot pair is awkward and difficult to place, and WILL NOT stay put on "Porcelain  Cable Elevators"   

I  really like the cables and don't want to necessarily sell them  The "new"  Harmonic Technology company blew me off when I ask if they could do it??   Are there outside services companies that will do it for a reasonable price??. 

Thanks,  SJ


sunnyjim
wbs
62 posts
 
I have done so.  Many years ago, but in memory not that big a job.  Cut a 7-foot cable into halves.  Per Shadorne, with the necessary tools can be done neatly.

Bill
bigshutterbug
377 posts
 
I agree with Doug in his response "A zillion conductors with individual dielectric"....FAR too many tiny conductors to clean off, the bunch together and crimp or solder to connectors on both (2) sets of cables. Not to mention that you will need to purchase a total of 8 more (preferably high quality) terminations, which can be quite costly. If the wire was just simply stranded or solid core, it would be an easy DIY job. The dialectric needs to be removed before terminating in your case. 
sunnyjim OP
927 posts
 

Thanks to everyone who has responded so far.

It looks like the best option is to sell the HT cable OR possibly  run the risk of a botch job on the cable by a garage slicer and re-terminator.

I have a deal on hold with Grover Huffman cable for his new model of speaker cable.  I bought the Z series?) a few years back and was impressed with it, but I broke off one of the bare wire leads at the stem

 GH claims bare wire is the best connector  However fiddling behind a component rack is bad for the back   (Rhyme not intended).

Do banana plugs or spades seriously  degrade sound quality of speaker cable??   Or, is that just an audiophile's "old wives tale" ??

tbg
5,263 posts
 
It sounds like it would be a real pain to shorten them. 

I think that you should have only one isolator. If you put it up high, will you cables stay put? I have often done this with my Rightway Audio insolators, and always found one sounds much better than multiple isolators, just as Rightway said.

mgreen27
147 posts
 

"Are there outside services companies that will do it for a reasonable price??. "

Try Acoustic Zen first, and if they can't call The Cable Company.

"Do banana plugs or spades seriously degrade sound quality of speaker cable??   Or, is that just an audiophile's "old wives tale" ??"

Just use contact cleaner every so often and you'll have no issues.

"The 12 foot pair is awkward and difficult to place, and WILL NOT stay put on "Porcelain  Cable Elevators"   "

You can use zip ties to hold them in place.

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