Designer in wall wiring - worth it?
I have two dedicated outlets for my system using standard 12 gauge with short runs of about 15' to the breaker box. I used 12 gauge in this case due to the very short runs. I have recently experienced some very positive results with Audience speaker and ethernet cables, and it got me thinking it would not be crazy money to try the Audience in-wall shielded 10 gauge cable. Has anyone tried the Audience cable or other "designer" AC cabling? Did you find it to be a significant upgrade?
All you can do at the end of hundreds of miles of power transmission is remove noise and prevent voltage drop from your breaker panel under load. You can't exotic your way into better sounding in-wall AC cables. Thicker gauge will reduce voltage drop from panel to receptacle and any 10 gauge will do that just fine. If you feel the need to reduce noise, or protect from surges you are better off spending money after the receptacle. |
Not entirely disagreeing @erik_squires , but could the Audience wire act as an extension of a high end power cord? |
Well, again, what do you expect to happen to power after all that distance? There’s nothing exotic you are allowed to even DO in the wall. Lets say for instance, you put in 100% shielded AC cable. Well, that’s fine, for 15’ feet of 200 miles you have shielded from noise. What expectations do you have that the 15’ of shielding is going to do a thing? Much smarter to put in a power conditioner, and use shielded cables AFTER the conditioner. A power conditioner with filtering, regulation and maybe a power factor correction will be worth money. Exotic in wall cables are not. Smarter yet, deal with your room acoustics first. |
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Power Conditioners do not solve any of these common problems see page # 38. Mike |
