big cable is probably best value if you don't mind that they are more obtrusive
$1 a foot cable: 10awg no-name or 14awg brand?
If you had to run extra long speaker cables (40 ft) and were given the choice between a $1/ft 10awg no-name DIY-store copper in clear jacket OR say a $1/ft 14-16awg Audioquest GLC or similar from well-known brands, which way would you go? system is say entry hi-fi ($3k per component, total $10k).
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Buy the buck-a-foot and try these designs. I am sure they would beat the hell out of $15,000 Transparent cables.... http://www.tresse-metallique.com/images_tresse_metallique/tresse_metallique_1.jpg |
I have a 36 foot run for the garage. I used 12 ga. lamp cord at about 39. foot from the hardware store. Ran it up through the rafters to a pair of KLH 5 speakers I got from a flea market. Since the 10" woofers have a cloth roll suspension, they are still fine, although the cabinets have seen 40 years of abuse. I don't complain since they were 10 bucks. They are up high.... Over 100 degrees in the summer and below zero in the winter, year after year. They WORK GREAT! Read: roger-russell.com/wire/wire/htm There is a lot of truth there. |
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