Speaker wire : I'm looking for an old post / formula

[Alamar]

I thought there was a post where a mathematically inclined person posted a formula that would basically tell you what AUG wire you needed for runs of a certain length to speakers of a certain ohm rating. Could someone point that out to me? I don't see the post nor did I find it via advanced search ....

Disclaimer: I'm a newb but I'm knowledgeable enough not to fall for m@nster flavoured snake oil.

 

[Adam]

Hey, Alamar. There's more than one site, but my favorite is this one here.

You can always find it later on by doing a Google search on "speaker wire gauge". That's how I find it every time.

 

[Alex2507]

http://www.audioholics.com/education/cables/speaker-cable-gauge

 

[Alamar]

I thought there was a post where a mathematically inclined person posted a formula that would basically tell you what AUG wire you needed for runs of a certain length to speakers of a certain ohm rating. Could someone point that out to me? I don't see the post nor did I find it via advanced search ....

Disclaimer: I'm a newb but I'm knowledgeable enough not to fall for m@nster flavoured snake oil.

If I could spell AWG properly ....

Thanks for the pointers guys. I had seen both links before but couldn't recall where they were!!

 

[Sounds Good]

Hey, Alamar. There's more than one site, but my favorite is this one here.

wow there is a lot of info on that site...

i never thought about using lamp cord... hummm interesting..

 

[ParadigmDawg]

Just remember, real Audioholics use 10awg....

wow there is a lot of info on that site...

i never thought about using lamp cord... hummm interesting..

 

[lsiberian]

Just remember, real Audioholics use 10awg....

And real Audiophiles use 8 gauge monster truck rally steel cables it gives a monster coloration to the sound. Sadly they are hard to find anymore since monster truck rallies were suited.

 

[fast1]

Hey, Alamar. There's more than one site, but my favorite is this one here.

You can always find it later on by doing a Google search on "speaker wire gauge". That's how I find it every time.

thanks for the link, it was useful to me too.

 

[highfigh]

If I could spell AWG properly ....

Thanks for the pointers guys. I had seen both links before but couldn't recall where they were!!

They both sound the same, though (or is it 'thow'?). Maybe it's 'theaux'.

Current is current and the result of P=I x E will take the average impedance into account (average, since it's not a fixerd number and the variations are short-term).

 

[Sounds Good]

ill be running #10-#14 lamp cord from now on, and replacing exsisting when i get my ascends

 

[DD66000]

Although its true higher priced brand wire isn't any better, it can be worse.

Two~three years ago I was setting up a stereo system in an extra BR. I needed both banana plugs and wire, so I went to RS as I like their banana plugs. They had a short roll of Monster XP that has a center dielectric, said to improve the highs. So I got it.

Now I was hooking up speakers I've had for years, so I knew exactly how they should sound.
The result was the highs sounded very harsh, so much for improved highs!
I orded some BJC 12 awg, hooked it up and all was good again.