[Elecraft] OT: Speaker Wire Recommendations?

[Randy Farmer]

If the present speaker wire is nothing but some kind of parallel 
conductor zip cord, you have a good chance of fixing the problem by 
replacing it with a twisted pair geometry cable (no shield or ferrites 
required). I've used Audioquest FLX-DB 14/2 with good success with a 
hi-fi system located literally underneath my antennas on the roof. You 
can get it at Crutchfield, or probably many other outlets, at a fair price.

73...
Randy, W8FN

On 1/10/2020 2:09 AM, Clay Autery wrote:
> 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,
>