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Posted by PeAK (A ) on April 18, 2004 at 06:02:26

In Reply to: Soon you guys will be in luck... posted by cdc on April 17, 2004 at 22:53:52:

In the interest of simpflying the experiment, it would be good to keep the number of variables down by eliminating complexities in the construction of the cable.

In theory, the simplest version would be to just twist two runs and attach the bare copper ends on each side to your amp/speakers. Done deal.

The problems I see with your "pretty" cables are:

1. Pink and black insulation will lead to differences in copper and insulation. Might be a bad thing or a good thing. You can still go your route, but try playing your system in "monophonic" and build an all black run to one speaker...then an all pink run and listen. Then, try a mixed run...we might find some interesting info but we need the first two datapoints.
   
2. Are you going to solder your spades with a blowtorch ? As Jon mentioned...6 gauge is probably already overkill...try the 8 gauge...you will not need spades.
   
3. Polyolefin will intoduce another dielectric into the mix. Try without first and if microphonics is somehow tracked down to be the the issue...apply heatshrink.
   
4. For same reasons hold off on the techflex.
   

This is beginning to sound like DBT testing with the ambiguity of test results confounded by setup. As you know...one of that here :)

PeAK

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