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?
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intended Sorry guys, I am back to saying the Audience hidden treasure in wall cable is not intended for use as power in wall branch circuit wiring to feed audio equipment. |
When the dust settles after my move, I’ll be installing a dedicated power line maybe looking at outside power box options to reduce noise. I’ve also researched audiophile in wall cabling landing on Audience which seemed to be the only audiophile option. Not remotely interested in spending for the Audience unless I happen to obtain a lot of disposable income like winning the $$lottery$$ |
@jea48 this is the one I was looking at, and it does say it has a EGC. Industry Compliances:
UL 1569 UL 44 ICEA S-95-658/NEMA WC70 UL Type MC-600 volts, UL File # E90496 NEC Type XHW-2 conductors Flame Test Compliances:
IEEE 383 (70,000 BTU/hr) UL 1581 (70,000 BTU/hr) IEEE 1202 (70,000 BTU/hr) CSA FT4 ICEA T-29 520 (210,000 BTU/hr) Other Compliances:
EPA 40 CFR, Part 261 for leachable lead content per TCLP method OSHA Acceptable RoHS Compliant |
@jea48 I am now in full agreement. If I could find all of that information on the Audience site, I would give it some credence. The Cable Company does not carry any weight with me. I have formally nixed this idea. If it caused a fire, insurance could null my coverage. Not worth it. @kennyc Yeah, it’s a stretch. But dedicated lines if you don’t already have them will be huge. On to other mindless tweaking like checking torque.
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@invalid Said:
Where does it say that? . Look at the two pictures shown in the article. The first one only shows a shielding drain wire. Not an EGC, (Equipment Grounding Conductor) wire. The second picture you can clearly see the cable jacket says CL3 (rated ???). . |
