Speaker wire connections?

Dabutcher
Dabutcher Posts: 2,597
edited October 2011 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
First of all I would like to thank everyone who contributes to this blog. You all have helped me a lot. Remember back in the day when ol school speaker wire had one side copper and other side silver colored wire? What was that other wire made from and if I picked up some twelve or ten gauge speaker wire with one side copper and other side silver colored wire. Is it ok to use or should I run? Also if copper sides showing some green does that affect performance? As always thanks,Darryl
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,306
    edited October 2011
    Go solid copper----the silver is a copper nickel alloy would not recommend
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  • rebuy
    rebuy Posts: 695
    edited October 2011
    Green is Not good. I bought some wire and it has green too, ICK! :evil:
    I changed it out ASAP. That is corrosion and that makes for a bad connection.
    Get some good quality wire that doesn't have corrosion and is a decent gauge and you should be fine.
    The lower the gauge, the better.
    Now get out the wallet cause you are about to get advice on how to spend your money on speaker wire.:cheesygrin:
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited October 2011
    Canare 4S11 is a great starter cable and the best bang for the buck speaker cable. IMO
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  • thetawave2
    thetawave2 Posts: 268
    edited October 2011
    Agreed. I prettied up some Canare 4S11 with techflex and cable pants and terminated it with banana plugs. Made for a pretty awesome set of wires! I would definitely recommend this cable, finished or unfinished. The individual strands of copper are very sturdy.
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,355
    edited October 2011
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    Go solid copper----the silver is a copper nickel alloy would not recommend

    Agree, the copper nickel is used in cheap wire.
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited October 2011
    Another vote for the Canare, I swapped it out over some older monster cable, made an improvement to my ears. FWIW. - bluejeanscable.com
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