Using different gauge for upper and lower terminals might affect speaker's frequency response. I understand that woofers take more current, but low/high ratio will change - tweeter cable will have larger (percentage wise) voltage drops. Most likely you won't notice the difference with gauges 10 and 16, but many people make mistake (IMHO) of wiring tweeter with very thin wire, thinking it does not require a lot of current. Sound won't necessarily be bad - just different.
Mixing speaker cables on bi-wired speakers
This is going to sound like a dumb question. I have bi-wired speakers and I like the bass from XLO and transparency of Nordost, so I have Nordost on the top posts and XLO on the bottom post for good solid bass. Has anyone ever mixed speaker cables as I have described? Is this common or not recommended? It would seem to me that the Nordost ribbon cable is fast and XLO (XLO Ultra) is slower in comparison, but I cant tell that by listening?
FWIW, the speakers are EggelstonWorks Rosa
Thoughts?
FWIW, the speakers are EggelstonWorks Rosa
Thoughts?