Braided Speaker Cables

[fmw]

Braiding speaker (or any kind of) wire helps prevent RFI from doing it's dirty deed and the results can be sonically very rewarding.
It won't work for every application, but I know of many where it did, including in my own system.

How would RFI affect an audio frequency system?

 

[ParadigmDawg]

I use GLS too, they look great but suck otherwise

Wait those are blue jeans banana and not GLS Locking Series II? They look exactly like the GLS which is what I use.

http://www.speakerrepair.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=BL10&Category_Code=locking

 

[j_garcia]

The GLS and Bluejeans are the same. I figured it out and they pretty much cost the same too. I'm using the Blujeans ones also.

 

[Geno]

Heck, you could probably get $50K a pair for those if you advertised on Stereophile.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Heck, you could probably get $50K a pair for those if you advertised on Stereophile.

That's a great idea. Would they even know the difference?

Just get 5 BJC 10 -gauge wires, braid them with BJC heat-shrink jackets & locking bananas, and BINGO.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Lol, you speakers are hooked up with dreadlocks.

SheepStar

Should we call them DreadlockWires and sell them on StereoPhile? Who's feeling ambitious?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Standard 3 & 5 strand braids are flat. Try a 4 strand braid, which is round. I made mine using 14 gauge speaker wire with a clear covering so the copper shows.

When I do get my new house and change out all the wires and interconnects, I will need to braid all the speaker cables again using 4-strand braids then.

Hey, about braiding the interconnects?