[Elecraft] OT: Speaker Wire Recommendations?

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

Or with parallel zip cord, chuck one end in a vice and the other in the 
electric drill.    Pull it tight and turn it on and make your own 
twisted pair.    Be sure and keep it tight at all times.   How many 
twists?   Depends on how long one hold the trigger down.   About 10 
turns per foot is good.

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 1/10/2020 8:02 AM, Randy Farmer wrote:
> 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,
>>
>
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