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    solid or stranded

    Anyone know the difference between solid and stranded copper speaker wires?
    I hear that solid is a bit more "forward" from a friend. And that stranded can or may tend to have a bit more distortion (Strand interaction).

    I seam to remeber reading something somewhere that kinda stated that it is best to stand varrying sizes of copper for one cable to achieve a well balanced sound.

    Just curious if there are any audiophiles out there that may have seen, read or even heard any differences stated between the two.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stewrt
    Anyone know the difference between solid and stranded copper speaker wires?
    I hear that solid is a bit more "forward" from a friend. And that stranded can or may tend to have a bit more distortion (Strand interaction).
    Nothing has ever been factually substantiated that supports this idea.

    I seam to remeber reading something somewhere that kinda stated that it is best to stand varrying sizes of copper for one cable to achieve a well balanced sound.
    Nope. Same as above.

    Just curious if there are any audiophiles out there that may have seen, read or even heard any differences stated between the two.

    Thanks,
    Stewrt
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    Whats strand interaction?
    possibly induced magnetic fields of one wire acting on another?

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    Anyone know the difference between solid and stranded copper speaker wires?

    The solid is one fat strand that makes up the wire gauge. Staranded is a whole bunch of very small wires twisted together to make up th ewire gauge.


    I hear that solid is a bit more "forward" from a friend.


    That is relative which is ahead of the other at any one time. I didn't know you race your wires. How do you do that?


    And that stranded can or may tend to have a bit more distortion (Strand interaction).

    Well, distortion can be measured by instuments. Recently such a test was posted with no distortion component in wire found to the limit of the instrument, well beyond where anyone need to be concerned with.


    I seam to remeber reading something somewhere that kinda stated that it is best to stand varrying sizes of copper for one cable to achieve a well balanced sound.

    A well balanced sound depends on the recording engineer, your speakers and room acoustrics.

    Just curious if there are any audiophiles out there that may have seen, read or even heard any differences stated between the two.

    Thanks,
    Stewrt


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    I went back and forth about this in choosing my wire (solid versus stranded) I ended up with Canare L-5CFB, a solid core wire for low capacitance, and it sounds great! Use their crimp only endlinks and you will be happy!

    A great DIY:

    http://www.bus.ucf.edu/cwhite/theater/diycable.htm

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