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Originally Posted by liam_b
yeah but you have to think even if your 7x10's have thick wire thay still work when theres lil wattage going thru them so i dont think its true. bigger the better for most electical stuff i think but could be wrong going to have to see what mehmeh or dave say about it
the speaker cable doesnt make that much diffrence but rca cables do thats why its best to keep it away from power cable ect
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I keep my reservations on cable qualities (can of worms) although like you say; RCAs are a little more plausable, due to the low voltage.
Thin speaker cable being better than thick...
Hmm that's something I've not thought about before. I can see this swinging both ways depending upon the signal and the power levels. Thick wire means less resistance so loss of power is minimal, which is why thick powercables are a must. However the thicker the cable, the more capacitance, so you could actually end up distorting the signal if it's a high frequency.
I would guess that it woudn't even be measurable until you get up well out the audio spectrum as the frequencies are too low, normal speaker cables are also made up of loads of strands anyway so that adds another thing in to the equation...
All in all I haven't the foggiest where it ends up
You would have to weigh up the loss of power (and resultantly also the distortion) vs the potential distortion, due to capacitance in the cable. It would be interesting to know where it balances out.
Personally I just stick to around 14/16awg for speakers (depending upon the power) as that seems good middle-ground. The output of an amp is high voltage, low current (compared to the power side) so speaker cables do not have to be anywhere near as thick as the power cables.