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chefwong
10-11-2004, 10:17 AM
Hey All -

I just got into this audio stuff and was curious...is bigger always better. I came across a thread where it mentioned that the least possible smallest gauge is better for audio . I currently have a spool of 11 guage *speaker cable* I was planning to use.

http://alan.home.pipeline.com/cable.jpg

Thanks in advance for the tips !

ptqtuh
10-11-2004, 12:32 PM
That's right, smaller gauge is better. Yours is 11, that perfect enough. The common use cable is about 16.

As far as I know, bigger usually doesn't mean better. Depending on the materials that they use. Hope this helps!

Norm Strong
10-11-2004, 01:05 PM
Is that supposed to be a picture of it? If so, what's the third wire for?

chefwong
10-11-2004, 01:43 PM
The black cable is supposed to act as a dielectric.

Tony_Montana
10-11-2004, 09:51 PM
The black cable is supposed to act as a dielectric.

The black wire seem to increase the distance between conductors which might contribute to higher cable's inductance. Removing it will probably be better :)