Just use any ordinary 8-10 AWG copper wire and ferrule the ends. They will sound perfect, look very neat and will not cost you a bundle. If you are really picky, contrary to common opinion, I would choose a wire with less inductance than capacitance, all other things being equal. Higher inductance will "resist" sudden changes of current (reverse EMF = -L di/dt), hence may limit the "punch" of sudden swings. Higher capacitance will start rolling off the higher frequencies. Depends which one is more important to you. To me, the "punch" is. Your mileage may vary. |
lemonhaze " Why do members with considerable sums of money invested have to listen to your negativity and rude put-down??? Do you really believe so many enthusiasts across so many forums are all delusional?" First, I am not putting anyone down. Secondly and more importantly, yes, most of the audiogon contributors are indeed delusional :-) That is not a putdown but reality. |
@pesky_wabbit2 I do have a PhD from a British university named UMIST in Electrical & Electronic engineering and I have been in electronics & software industry for the past 30 years, currently developing wifi software for Broadcom. I can give you my linkedin page if you want to verify. So, I am not parroting away like most of YOU do on this forum. Next time, fact check your findings. Everyone knows at audio frequencies, picofarads of capacitance do not make much difference, I was trying to make an exaggerated point, since exaggerations are the norm on this forum most of the time. The crap I hear most of the time on this forum is unbelievable. There are a few people here who actually know what they are talking about and that is the only reason I stay on it. |
While you are at it, I also recommend you change your crossover capacitors to the following: https://www.partsconnexion.com/Jantzen-silver-cap.html These are at a very nice sweet spot of price per performance ratio. There are many more better film caps but they are also much more expensive. Changing the capacitors becomes a must, if you see any bipolar electrolytic capacitors (note that I said BIPOLAR) in your old crossovers. It is very unlikely that you will ever see unipolar electrolytics in a crossover but bipolars are possible. All electrolytics, unipolar or bipolar, are a ticking time bomb. Spendors are usually great quality but just check if they have any caps which may need replacing. |
@jjss49 For your speaker wiring project look at this: https://www.mcmaster.com/6276T21/ Especially check the current rating on it. It indicates 124 Amps for 8 AWG wire. The amperage rating of this wire is a testament to its low resistance. As for inductance & capacitance, for the very short runs of cable you are likely to have inside a speaker cabinet, they will not be significant. Its max working temperature of 390 F is also worth considering since it will not be a fire starter should something go wrong inside your enclosure. You will be hard pressed to find something along the same lines for that quoted price. |
@jjss49 The significance of tin plating a copper wire is that it is MUCH MUCH easier to solder it. It makes soldering a breeze. In addition, ferruling your wire will also make it much easier to work with, especially with 8GA wire since it is a bit tough to bend and also strands will not be straying around with a ferrule. |
