Speaker Cable Canare 4S11 vs Belden 5000

skrol
skrol Posts: 3,387
edited November 2013 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I have about a 30 foot distance from my amp to my speakers and want to upgrade my speaker cables (economically). Bluejeans look like a good way to go.

This is for 2ch, not presently bi-amp'd. My question is which would be better, going with Belden 5000 12 awg (possibly 10 awg) or Canare 4S11 14 awg and parallel the connections. This option would reduce the dc resistance but would it have more reactive impedance?

Stan
Stan

Main 2ch:
Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

HT:
Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

Other stuff:
Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • Speedskater
    Speedskater Posts: 495
    edited November 2013
    If you wire the 4 conductor Canare 4S11 as a Star-Quad cable it would have:
    Lower DC resistance, Canare = 11AWG, Belden = 12AWG
    Lower self-inductance
    Higher self-capacitance
    Lower (AC) impedance
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    edited November 2013
    So, are all those desirable traits?
    Up
    LSi15 LSiC - RX-V3000

    Down
    LSiM707 - 706c - 702f/x - Dual HSU VTF-15H Mk2
    Parasound HCA-3500 - HCA-2003A - Marantz SR7005
    Sim2 D60 - Dragonfly 106" Panny 500

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
    edited November 2013
    The canare is the better wire, get some 14ga single runs and your done. Don't make this any more complicated than it needs be.
    HT SYSTEM-
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    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

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  • Speedskater
    Speedskater Posts: 495
    edited November 2013
    Life and cable characteristics always have trade-offs.
    In most cases lower DC resistance, lower self-inductance & lower (AC) impedance are good (but maybe not always).
    Higher self-capacitance can be problematic with legacy or boutique amplifiers. (it's not a problem with modern amplifiers)
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