Worth the effort? Cabling inside sub


I'm upgrading a Zu Undertone Mk II sub.

- I'm gonna recap it, since I've found the caps are a lower tier brand.
- The cabling to the driver itself looks real good.

BUT, the wires for the signal input. Would you upgrade them? I'm thinking... they are really thin. See pix in link.

ALSO: other things to consider? 

Pix link: http://https//www.dropbox.com/sh/i21cd3shuvnzh55/AAD3StrKl8wZ8coYrWb69v6Aa?dl=0
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Showing 3 responses by almarg

Fuses usually have to conduct vastly more current than the miniscule amount that is conducted by these wires. Also, in many and perhaps the majority of applications the current through a fuse varies dynamically with the music, and as it does so the resistance of a fuse varies significantly, which can potentially cause a multitude of effects. Those effects will not occur in these wires due to the essentially negligible amount of current they are conducting. Also, the effects of a fuse in many and perhaps most applications can occur at any and all frequencies, rather than just in the deep bass region. Fuses in audio components involve completely different situations than this one.

Regards,
-- Al

I’m going to express a minority opinion here, which is admittedly based just on technical considerations and not on directly relevant experience. And which is stated with great respect for those who have expressed contrary opinions.

From a technical standpoint I find it inconceivable that upgrading a few inches of wire carrying extremely miniscule amounts of current, in a situation where the accuracy with which frequencies above the bass region are conveyed is unimportant, could provide a significant sonic benefit. Couple that with the potential health risk which @terry9 astutely cited, and I see no point in undertaking this effort.

Also, regarding ...

The green circled cables will be swapped. But I’m thinking... the red circled cables are also the link to the driver. Betting this should be swapped, too?

Although I’m not completely certain I believe that the wires circled in red are **inputs** to the Hypex amplifier module, rather than wires carrying the high currents that are provided to the driver. If so my comments apply to those wires as well as to the ones circled in green.

IMO. Regards,
-- Al

Here are two corrected versions of the link the OP provided, both of which work:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i21cd3shuvnzh55/AAD3StrKl8wZ8coYrWb69v6Aa?dl=0

http://www.dropbox.com/sh/i21cd3shuvnzh55/AAD3StrKl8wZ8coYrWb69v6Aa?dl=0

(Note the differences at the beginning of these links compared to his original version, involving http, https, and colons). 

Regards,
-- Al