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UP-OCC solid core copper for speaker cable

After reading about all these expensive cables and their extravagant claims, I decided to source the same wire that goes into many of them.

I have my monoblocs underneath and therefore close to the speakers. I ordered 8 feet of 14awg UP-OCC wire (with PTFE insulation) online. It is quite springy so I clamped it gently to the bench and cut it into 4 equal lengths. Assembling it into 2 x 24" speaker cables took a few minutes. I kept it running in the same direction, just in case. Be careful to gently slice the insulation and not to scar the copper.

Anyway, the improvement in sound quality was of a high order. Large increases in speed and transparency, more air, better definition of instruments, less coloration, backing voices I never noticed before etc. The improvement in musicality was impressive.

I urge folks to try this before spending lots of money on speaker cables. I don't bother with connectors as I feel they are another item in the way but that's your call. The wire was $6 a foot.

Available here:http://www.partsconnexion.com/wire_hookup_neotech_copper_teflon.html

See a photo of my cable here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6iot28p0weuwytn/up-occ.jpg?dl=0
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thecarpathian
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"but you probably couldn't afford it anyways. LOL"

@havocman ,

So, what if he can't? I'm not saying hilde can't, but what if? Is that something for you to laugh at? Does it make you feel superior? More of a man to write that?

At those prices I freely admit I cannot afford such an extravagant expense.

Want to ridicule me, as well?

That one simple sentence speaks volumes about your character and the type of person you are.

thecarpathian
4,185 posts
 

havocman, I have read his responses.

Your rebuttal was not a defense of your position or truth, it was the mocking of his perceived financial status. It was an attempt to belittle and demean by insinuating you’re somehow better because you can afford them. You could have stated what your perception of the truth is without your deliberate and admitted attempt at ridicule, but you didn’t.

And that is what speaks volumes about your character.

I also freely admit that I can be a colossal jerk, but I would never ridicule someone over their station in life.

There. I’ve had my say and I shall leave it at that.

 

 

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