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PROPER SPEAKER CABLES - HOW GOOD DO THEY HAVE TO BE ? - Chello - 03-24-2026
PROPER SPEAKER CABLES - HOW GOOD DO THEY HAVE TO BE ?
Some (HiFi enthusiasts) spend a fortune on speaker cables.
Is this really necessary ?
NO.
For many years I used cheap lamp wire (0.75 mm2), and found that it quickly charred (burned up) by the current, plus it corroded (at the ends).
Later I tried relatively expensive cables made of OFC copper, and the same thing happened.
I have always used amplifiers of 100 W or more, and then a certain amount of current flows through the cables.
For the last 10 years I have used Van den Hul cables (2.5 mm2), which are silver-plated OFC copper.
These are also relatively expensive; 20 GBP per meter.
These cables are stable regardless of the amount of current - they do not char, and do not corrode, even after many years of hard use.
Many people talk about better sound with better cables, but I can't say I share this experience.
My purpose with good cables is primarily to ensure a stable connection, and I see no point in spending more money than I have spent.
So the solution is to use silver-plated cables, but these don't have to cost a fortune.
RE: PROPER SPEAKER CABLES - HOW GOOD DO THEY HAVE TO BE ? - Graham UK - 03-24-2026
PROPER SPEAKER CABLES - HOW GOOD DO THEY HAVE TO BE ?
Many Years Of Trade & Public Hi Fi Shows, we just used standard good quality cables...Nothing Expensive.
"The Emperor's New Clothes" is a famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about an vain emperor who hires swindlers to make clothes that are invisible to anyone who is stupid or unfit for their position. Fearing they will be seen as foolish, everyone, including the emperor, pretends to see the garments until a child calls out that the emperor is naked.
RE: PROPER SPEAKER CABLES - HOW GOOD DO THEY HAVE TO BE ? - Chello - 03-24-2026
(03-24-2026, 05:00 PM)Graham UK Wrote: PROPER SPEAKER CABLES - HOW GOOD DO THEY HAVE TO BE ?
Many Years Of Trade & Public Hi Fi Shows, we just used standard good quality cables...Nothing Expensive.
"The Emperor's New Clothes" is a famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about an vain emperor who hires swindlers to make clothes that are invisible to anyone who is stupid or unfit for their position. Fearing they will be seen as foolish, everyone, including the emperor, pretends to see the garments until a child calls out that the emperor is naked.
⚅Graham
Brilliant comparison..!
My note:
Normally powerful amplifiers will not destroy normal good quality cables.
And people can imagine the most incredible things, if they believe everything they are told..!