[Elecraft] OT: Speaker Wire Recommendations?

Clay Autery KY5G at montac.com
Fri Jan 10 03:09:54 EST 2020


OK... so I am knee deep in assembling and installing a subRX, et al., 
but got reminded by the XYL that I STILL have not addressed the signal 
bleed into the audio system via the long runs of parallel conductor 
speaker wires in the HT setup.
In order to maintain a high "SAF" (Spouse Acceptance Factor), I need to 
deal with this issue WHILE I am in the attic re-configuring the network 
and routing various shack related wiring.

I cannot imagine a stellar group of operators as are gathered here have 
not had to deal with this before.  <grin>  I am hoping that replacing 
the speaker wire with either simple twisted pair (or shielded, twisted 
pair, w/shield properly terminated) will mitigate the hits the HT system 
is taking.

*Q:  Do any of y'all have recommendations for a particular wire stock 
for use in this application?* Small system...  only about 50W per 
channel on the 5 main speakers, so they don't have to be monster-sized 
conductors.  I considered using CAT-5(+) wire and bonding all 4 pair to 
a single loop, but I don't think a single run would be enough copper 
(?), and I don't want to make multiple runs per driver.

*Any ideas?*

73,

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