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Cables ... no longer opinion

PS Audio has already did the research. The answers are available forevermore.
The testing is sound, and not flawed. Their test results find exactly the same results my cable manufacturer found and preached. Josh from Downsize Audio Cables also found two strips of foils, stacked on top of each other and secured together made the best sounding speaker cables. I've tried all kinds of hyper expensive cables to dethrone the Downsize Audio foils ... NOTHING comes close at any price.
      Downsize used a genuine teflon backed adhesive tape, double sided too, and custom rolled, extra thin foil of 6N purity. BUT he told me a person can get 90% of the same sound quality, using off the shelf inductor foils and standard thin packing tape. Try it and save tens of thousands of dollars.
https://www.psaudio.com/copper/article/the-sound-of-speaker-cables-an-analysis/
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pesky_wabbit
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I know early Naim and some other British amps could get very tetchy with high cap cables, with dire warnings of incendiary consequences for the unwary.

Things now appear somewhat more sensible, but I still wonder whether moderate-longish runs of ribbons may prove problematic for some amps on the market. Can you identify any that you personally know that may potentially run into difficulties?


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WRT the Sewell flat adhesive speaker cable identified by nonoise:

https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Adhesive-Speaker-Conductor-Sewell/dp/B079MMFVFJ/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=ghost+wire&qid=1618284602&sr=8-3

it would be very easy to glue two layers together using their self adhesive surfaces, and then cut them down the centre to provide two ribbon cables. Simple: If you liked the result you could add an outer protective layer.

Might be worth trying for a cheap taste of the ribbon topology.
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