Speaker Wire vs CAT5 (was Re: [svlug] re: Cat-5 Cable Test)

[Ron Hinchley]

Let me just apologize for my Cisco remark. I love Cisco, they have made us
all rich. And are the best sort of company, solid as a rock. I think this is
a tribute to the company in these days, good work Cisco!

And I missed the start of the thread, I hope the discussion is not about
some other subject.

The spring of misery, flows from within.
      -William Ellery Channing



-----Original Message-----
From: svlug-bounces+ron=biovalid.com at svlug.org
[mailto:svlug-bounces+ron=biovalid.com at svlug.org]On Behalf Of Ron
Hinchley
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 9:48 PM
To: Aaron T Porter; Rick Schultz
Cc: svlug at lists.svlug.org
Subject: RE: Speaker Wire vs CAT5 (was Re: [svlug] re: Cat-5 Cable Test)


The skin effect is probably not insignificant, I would like to know the
penetratio-n at 20KHz. I think at 60Hz it is 1/4 inch.

But note that if speakers were powered, the speaker technology would no
longer be an defining issue to the audiophile. A pre-distorted waveform
could correct the speaker distortion, and any speaker that goes in and out
could be characterized for good performance given enough power with a
matched driver.

The speaker companies are like Cisco pushing obtuse technology so the torch
doesn't get passed. But somebody gets stuck in the end. You pay an extra
$900 on your speakers because they are a work of mechanical genius without
the two dollars of silicon.

Ron

-----Original Message-----
From: svlug-bounces+ron=biovalid.com at svlug.org
[mailto:svlug-bounces+ron=biovalid.com at svlug.org]On Behalf Of Aaron T
Porter
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 3:12 PM
To: Rick Schultz
Cc: svlug at lists.svlug.org
Subject: Re: Speaker Wire vs CAT5 (was Re: [svlug] re: Cat-5 Cable Test)


On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 03:07:16PM -0800, Rick Schultz wrote:

> [1] I remember actually doing the math for this once during college.  In
> the end, it turned out that, in general, you're better off getting
> higher gauge wire than you are spending wads of cash on wire with
> individually insulated strands.  Has anyone seen any convincing
> arguments the other way on this (that aren't "expert testimonials") ?

	You can't quantify anything with audiophiles. I've even seen
reviews attributing better sound to higher quality cables for optical
connections... digital optical connections.

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