Internal Speaker Wire

read-alot

Raife has already been down this road. In his updating the SRS thread.

"Prior to modifying my SDA 1B speakers in 1990, I called Polk and asked about the benefits of particular parts upgrades. The engineer I spoke with, Chris, said that there would be no benefit, audible or otherwise, from changing the internal wiring because the distances were so short and the stock wiring was of the appropriate gauge.

I replaced all the wiring anyway just to hear for myself. I used 12 gauge monster cable and soldered the wires directly to the drivers. Just as Chris predicted, there was no audible improvement. I switched back to the stock cables with the clips".

DarqueKnight

I didn't hear any improvement or difference in my experiment, but someone else with different wire, different speakers, different equipment, and different ears might.

Some people claim they can hear a difference and/or improvement between different types of binding posts. I've never heard such a difference and/or improvement. But someone else.......

faster100

Makes no sense that it wouldn't make a audiable difference, But i tell ya.. some people on here i just take thier word that they know what they are talking about,

I guess it kinda gets down to, specifics... what about the wire in your amp, the wire in the cd player, and so on... better off left alone and not to worry about it i guess. havent worried about it up to this point.

I still can't see spending multi hundreds on IC's But i wont be rewireing my speakers or amps either in the near future

Drumingman

faster100 wrote:

Makes no sense that it wouldn't make a audiable difference, But i tell ya.. some people on here i just take thier word that they know what they are talking about,

I guess it kinda gets down to, specifics... what about the wire in your amp, the wire in the cd player, and so on... better off left alone and not to worry about it i guess. havent worried about it up to this point.

I still can't see spending multi hundreds on IC's But i wont be rewireing my speakers or amps either in the near future

Just keep stirring the pot!

Skynut

Look a squirrel.

faster100

Drumingman wrote:

Just keep stirring the pot!

what are you talking about? you started the topic

george daniel

Skynut wrote:

Look a squirrel.

I think it was OZZIE :eek:

marker

Zero wrote:

I don't understand how a special 1-8ft power cord will be able to improve anything when its tapping incredibly dirty power through crummy house-hold wiring on an average circuit. Forget the fact that most standard equipment trace the signal from the IEC to the transformer via: Circuit board, instead of wired directly to the transformer. Wouldn't the weak point be at the contact point? Doesn't this also apply to speaker wire?

And roun' and roun' we go.,

BINGO! We have a winner!

I replaced the power cord on my Jolida CD player, could not hear a difference, even on some VERY revealing speakers and amps.

Maybe I just don't have a pair of "golden ears" like some "audiophiles", but at least I can admit it.

drew spelts

So it is not worth it to replace my internal speaker wire on some RTi10's with 12 gauge right?

F1nut

The only way for you to know is to try it.

heiney9

I think what it comes down to at this level of audio tweaking is a sum of several parts making an audible difference. If you are going to use a mediocre receiver, mediocre source, etc. a tweak like changing the guage of the internal wire isn't going be worth the effort. Now if you are using a great amp, great source, proper IC's and speaker wire and have set your system up properly (placement) for the best possible performance then *perhaps* tweaking the speaker internals might make a difference.

Only way to know is to try it.

It's really like tweaking a combustion engine. Adding a bigger throttle body won't nec make a difference. But, add a larger exhaust, higher performance camshaft, larger intake, etc. and then the sum of all those parts is realized.

faster100

I kind of disagree to a point.. I don't think you always need high end gear to notice improvments. Now of course if you have a cheap rack system maybe but average to good gear can notice a change.. Some people like me just can't always notice the change, like IC's, speaker wire and power cords.

I certainly don't have golden ears, But you do need to just try to see what ya hear.

TroyD

F1nut wrote:

And we all know how your mind works.

or doesn't work...as the case may be.

My opinion is this: Would upgrading the internal wire be a good thing? Sure. Every manufacturer has to make a decision about things like that. However, there are also some practical concerns such as space as well.

However, what makes no sense is the attitude that if you aren't going to upgrade EVERY inch of wire than it makes no sense to upgrade ANY of the wire. If you apply the same logic, why move past a clock radio if you can't move right into the Wilson Grand Slamm system?

I also subscribe to Jesse's point of bringing the signal to the crossover is more signifigant.

BDT

faster100

without the jackass comments, I actually have since decided and agree.. going overboard with "well what about this wire" is well, Overboard.. Because then you have to evaluate every piece of wire in the system.

Its like asking how the Universe was created? who cares were here now..