HELP: Subwoofer wire upgrade!

[remedyzrider]

I currently have the Sony DAV-BC150 sound system. I wanted to upgrade the tiny wires that connect the speakers including the subwoofer wire. I purchased the upgraded Acoustic Research subwoofer wire at Best Buy. When I went home to install my new goodies to find out that I cannot upgrade my subwoofer wire !!! The woofer wire goes directly into the subwoofer with no way to pull it out. Furthermore, the connection going into the receiver has an identical plug to the speakers! It appears as though it would be impossible to upgrade this wire !

IS THERE ANYTHING I'M OVERLOOKING? Any alternatives?

Thanks for your help!

Chris

 

[krzywica]

New speaker wire will NOT enhance performance until you get into the high very pricey speakers and equipment. Even then it's not really better, but a different sound.
The only real benefits you will hear is if you had a problem with interference, and high quality wires will really help with that.

Of corse you could always go to circuit city and get some really good snake oil, I've heard it works wonders.

 

[jaxvon]

Well, if he was upgrading from the garbage 24ga wire that's included with many systems, that WOULD make an audible difference because of the much lower resistive loss. Properly made speaker wire of an adequate size will not be distinguishable, but changing out 24ga wire for some 14ga or 12ga wire will most definitely make a difference (unless you have a 3ft cable run, which I seriously doubt).

 

[remedyzrider]

The wires supplied with the box system are TINY. I wouldn't doubt they're 24ga. I bought 16ga for the upgrade.

But my problem is still with the subwoofer wire. I cannot believe that they would make this subwoofer with a wire that is unswitchable.

Chris

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

I currently have the Sony DAV-BC150 sound system. I wanted to upgrade the tiny wires that connect the speakers including the subwoofer wire. I purchased the upgraded Acoustic Research subwoofer wire at Best Buy. When I went home to install my new goodies to find out that I cannot upgrade my subwoofer wire !!! The woofer wire goes directly into the subwoofer with no way to pull it out. Furthermore, the connection going into the receiver has an identical plug to the speakers! It appears as though it would be impossible to upgrade this wire !

IS THERE ANYTHING I'M OVERLOOKING? Any alternatives?

Thanks for your help!

Chris

There's not enough bass to warrant heavier gauge speaker wire. Here's the freq. response...

System frequency response: 2Hz - 44kHz

They wouldn't use it if it didn't work properly. You won't notice any difference in sound. Unless the sub box unscrews (and I don't recommend it because it's probably glued together), don't mess with it. The speaker terminals are that way for a reason. So you don't go plugging in speakers that suck the life out of your receiver. Believe it or not, a lot of engineering went into that unit to sound it's best with the materials used.

 

[mtrycrafts]

The wires supplied with the box system are TINY. I wouldn't doubt they're 24ga. I bought 16ga for the upgrade.

But my problem is still with the subwoofer wire. I cannot believe that they would make this subwoofer with a wire that is unswitchable.

Chris

How long is the original wire? Do you need it longer?
If it is short, as I suspect it to be, then it is not an issue.

 

[krzywica]

There's not enough bass to warrant heavier gauge speaker wire. Here's the freq. response...

System frequency response: 2Hz - 44kHz

They wouldn't use it if it didn't work properly. You won't notice any difference in sound. Unless the sub box unscrews (and I don't recommend it because it's probably glued together), don't mess with it. The speaker terminals are that way for a reason. So you don't go plugging in speakers that suck the life out of your receiver. Believe it or not, a lot of engineering went into that unit to sound it's best with the materials used.

My point exactly.

 

[Leprkon]

There's not enough bass to warrant heavier gauge speaker wire. Here's the freq. response...

System frequency response: 2Hz - 44kHz

not enough bass ??? unless that's the video frequency response, 2 Hz ???? from a 6 1/2 woofer... something ain't right with this picture....

I'm not arguing that BEF posted the right specs... I found the same numbers in three different websites, but 2 Hz ???? if it was 200 Hz or 2KHz, maybe, but TWO HERTZ ??? Snoop Dogg would be jammin....

 

[jaxvon]

That's the response of the electronics, not the woofer. Obviously your woofer can't push that out.

 

[Leprkon]

that sounds like selective advertising, if not an outright lie. if you buy a system that includes speakers, and you get a "system" specification, then you should expect that level of performance from the entire system. the Sony web pages didn't say anything about "electronics" and there is nothing in the speaker description to lead you to a more reasonable conclusion.

Are they taking lessons from those cube guys ?

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

I was more impressed with the 44khz frequency limit. Just in case you have birds or squirrels in the attic and want rid of them. Or for that matter, flying insects!

 

[remedyzrider]

Thanks for your input everyone! I know very little about sound systems so your input is extremely helpful. I figured these systems do have a good deal of engineering involved but corporate budgets ultimately played a role in what is supplied with my system. The sound out of the speakers is sufficient for my apartment but more defined sound is always welcomed.

Thanks again.

Chris