How to run speaker wires...


This is probably more of a cabling question then it is a speaker question but is there a preferred/optimal way to run your speaker cables? What I mean is if you have say a dual voice coil speaker which would require 4 cables coming from the amp(provided you wire it parallel) would it be best to run both the positives side by side in a bundle and then do the same for the negative side, or would it be better to run the pairs each with 1 positive and 1 negative per bundle? Also on top of that, should you twist the pairs so as to create electromagnetic shielding the same way UTP Cat 5 computer cables are ran? Let me know your thoughts on this, thanks!
ectomorph81

Showing 1 response by blindjim

I suppose you could tey whichever path you just mentioned and see for yourself.

I doubt seriously with todays cabling you'll experience much if any issues... PROVIDED you obtain decent wire/cable in the first place. Good cables will have the items concerning you already addressed in terms of inductance and dialectrics.

Unless you intend to go really cheap with the wire and/or wire gauge. IMHO