[Elecraft] [OT] Zip Wire Misrepresentation?

[Kevin]

Don't forget the Oxygen impregnation and gold connectors.;-)


On 8/11/2016 12:56 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> No Rick, they have developed a new plating process [Cu on Cu] that 
> makes 12 ga wire perform like 10 ga wire.  Now, if you wanted to use 
> it for speaker wire, you would need yet another plating to prevent 
> audio distortion and achieve the highest fidelity.  That makes it more 
> expensive.
>
> At least that's what I saw on the Internet and you're not allowed to 
> put anything on the Internet that isn't true ...
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> Sparks NV
> Washoe County DM09dn
>
> On 8/11/2016 8:21 AM, rick jones via Elecraft wrote:
>> I just bought 20' of what was supposed to be 10GA zip wire from that
>> auction site. It is clearly marked as "Audiopipe 10 Gauge speaker
>> cable". The conductor is actually 12GA at best. Is this becoming
>> common practice or is wire going the way of 2X4 lumber?
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