Speaker cable gauge and amplifier power

Albertporter...As Sean (the missing Sean) has told us many times, some wire with exotic construction CAN affect the power amp in undesirable ways unless terminated with a Zoebel network. I don't think that cables can do the opposite...make the amp work better.

Guys

The name of the game is hi-fi. Our concern is the signal riding the current and not the electricity . Of course clean power will carry a clearer signal, but that is easier said than done. Hi-fi claims that the 1st watt is the most important....So then 22 gauge would cut it. Mega weight and watt is mega loss . Did you ever measure what your system actually draws as far as power ,then what they say it can deliver. You'll be suprised .....

Eldartford...

I don't think that cables can ...make the amp work better.

Yes they can. Properly designed cables will allow an amp to work more efficiently, i.e., better.

Cheers!

Kind Regards,
Robert
RSAD

Ridgestreetaudio...Lots of luck!

An example of what I had in mind was the way Naim used to design their amps for use with a specific gauge and length of wire. Not only did they sound their best with Naim speaker cable, the amps could supposedly become "unstable" with the wrong wire.

I understand that they have changed their design so that speaker cable is less of an issue. I guess that most amplifiers are designed so that the cable doesn't affect the operation of the amp. Anyone care to take a stab at explaining that?

Also, if anyone can recommend a good primer on the physics involved in audio, I would appreciate it. I thought I knew a thing or two about how stereos worked before I started this thread.