pros and cons to running bare wire

Pro: One less connection.

Con: bare wire can oxidize and create a poor connection.

Philojet,

Timo is right in his assessment. Here's a couple hints to keep you from constantly chopping off and reconnecting your new speaker wire. Buy some cheap, thin cotton gloves and wear them while you are cutting and stripping the wire. Use a washer on the binding posts placing the wire between the washer and the amp/crossover. Tighten the binding posts as tight as you can BY HAND. Oil and air is what hastens oxidation. You will need to re-terminate once or twice a year at most if you follow this advice.

thanks guys

I have read the Reynaud wire is silver so there is no oxidation. I have no idea if this is true but I have decided to buy the wire this way. It seems to me there would be a cleaner that would 'clean up' the oxidation instead of having to re-terminate

thanks again

Phil

Hi,
Silver, I believe tarnishes, ie, oxidizes, like all other metals. And you're right. A contact cleaner like Pro-Gold will clean the wire; thus you won't have to keep cutting off the tarnished bare wire.

Good listening to you.