They’ve been twisting wire for over 100 years to guard against interference. Machines are used to do the complex twisting not a lot of man hours unless it’s some 1 man shop. I've never seen any evidence any of the more exotic patterns are more effective.
Are cables really worth their high price because of their geometry?
They’re some pricey cables that have claim to fame because of the high tech geometry used in their cables.
Many of these cables have patents on specific geometry patterns used in their cables and use this as a reason their cables sound so good. For that reason, many say the reason their cables cost so much is they’re so complex . The man hours to make a pr results in their high price. That maybe true for some cables, but I’ve seen very pricey cables using the same geometry reason that look like a thin piece of wire rapped in outer jacket no thicker than a pencil. So,Is all this geometry just another way to justify their cost or is it true science that we are paying in the end?
Many of these cables have patents on specific geometry patterns used in their cables and use this as a reason their cables sound so good. For that reason, many say the reason their cables cost so much is they’re so complex . The man hours to make a pr results in their high price. That maybe true for some cables, but I’ve seen very pricey cables using the same geometry reason that look like a thin piece of wire rapped in outer jacket no thicker than a pencil. So,Is all this geometry just another way to justify their cost or is it true science that we are paying in the end?
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Twisted wire will help guard against interference. I've never tried these but they look pretty well made and offer to measure the LCR for you at a reasonable price. https://sites.google.com/view/pine-tree-audio/speaker/speaker-cables/visceral |
Twisted cables tend to have higher capacitance but lower inductance on average. It's a trade off so there is no perfect solution.This isn't relevant to speaker wire used at home. The main thing is resistance as long as that's kept to less than 5% of a speakers impedance we're good. The capacitance and inductance of the wire is insignificant relative to the capacitance and inductance of the speaker. |
This guy is completely wrong on his idiotic attempt recommending speaker cables. The effective DF has as much to do with the speaker motor, crossovers and FR than any cable. DF is figured by source, load and wire resistance the least of these is wire resistance. You don't need a battery cable for short cable runs it's nonsense. |