IXOS wire

Airplay355
Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
edited July 2003 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
can anyone tell me the story behind this wire? why are there 3 strands instead of just 2 and what are you supposed to do with the 3rd strand?

im seriously considering it and will probably get new wire when i get a new receiver. so what do you do with the third strand? and why is it there? an answers would be appreciated even if they arent 100% accurate ;)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    edited June 2003
    Originally posted by ATCVenom
    Airplay,

    Let me tell of a story,

    This story happened not so long ago, in a far away place where decidious nature once flourished amidst the suburbian backdrop.

    And in this region lived a humble-poor man. In a not so special house with no special land.

    He did however have quite a hobby-
    electronics , transducers, amplifiers, wires and things

    In this time the old man bought, and bought and bought
    But no product before him ever made him happy
    No gear brought a smile and was pushed out quickly!

    Until that fatefull morning when a package arrived.
    "another disappointment for me" he chimed
    He quickly opened the box before him to discover
    Braided purple 13 gauge wire in wonderfull splendor.

    "I wonder" says the old man as he terminates the ends
    Could it be a cheap solution or to be thrown in the garbage can.
    He persisted with a hope that it would satisfy him
    Hooked it up to the Rotel amplifier and the LSi connections

    And what he heard that morning, is something he never felt before..

    The normal failures be gone, no more! he implored
    The wonderfull clarity, I want more!

    He listened and listened till he could no more.
    That night as he slept with a grin and snorred
    Knowing Ixos is relief from all the wire bores.

    ATC, holy crap man - take a break will ya? sleep....
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited June 2003
    thank you that did help and your poem has made me more confident in buying the wire lol. i was origionally unsure about how purple briaded wire would sound but apparently its nice so i think ill have to get me some :D
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited June 2003
    o im going to, believe me im going to
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited June 2003
    Nice story ATC... I liked it.
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited June 2003
    if there was a hall of fame instead of hall of shame i think that story deserves it lol
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  • TonyPTX
    TonyPTX Posts: 545
    edited July 2003
    Great rhyme Sean....

    I second the IXOS wire upgrade...it's a cheap drop in the bucket and def sounds better than lamp cord or Monster XP for the same price. Go for the 6005 and the 6003. Cheap good stuff.
    Damn....8 lines...I've gotta put my sig on a diet now....
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