DIY Speaker wire


I have read multiple posts about using 10 awg solid core copper wire for speaker wire. Anybody use 10-3 romex? It has 3 shielded wires and one bare inside a plastic sheath. I am bi- ampping and am considering using this for each side instead of (4) single wires.
jonoulman

Showing 2 responses by unfairlane

10awg is about enough area to feed a 5" mid. Thicker wires means lower resistanse = reduced dynamic loss.

be aware that sc copper needs about one hour w. heavy bass-massage to open up, before that it sounds like crap.

I`ve been doing this for decades, taking it all the way out through my system, including custom trafos, diy speakers & cables. No multicore in my system anymore. The result speaks for itself.

Did anyone mention sc powercables ;)
"08-27-12: Kijanki
Gauge 10 has resistance of 0.001ohm per foot making 10' typical cable (both ways) 20x0.001= 0.020ohm while at the same time inductor in series with the woofer is likely to have 0.1ohm "

- and what is the output imedanse of Your poweramp? Even high-ohm tube-amps performs way more dynamic & relaxed if they get some good thick solidcore. As thgick as the copper used to Connect the powercaps in Your amp, look and think..

Dynamic loss in speakercables+passive filters are the biggest loss in a hifi-system. No.2 is the loss through multicore powercables, or should I say slowstart-circuits?