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jdannyj
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When cutting my center channel cable to connect banana plugs, i noticed a thin plastic tube that the speaker wire is wound around. do i need to keep this piece with the rest of the cable, or should i seperate it??
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What kind of wire is this, coax?Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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it's a monster z2r reference center channel cable. I've noticed this plastic tube in other speaker cable as well, i just don't know if it needs to stay wound up with the rest of the wire?? since the rest of the wire is already wound around it, i guess it should stay that way...
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Hmmmm...interesting is about all I can say. Maybe someone else will have an answer for you.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
the plastic tube it is wrapped around is likely a dialectric. has to do with helping to eliminate noise interference.
When you are stripping the wire though to make your connections that should be fine to trim out of your way for the short section that you are stripping.Monitor 5b
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I was curious about the gauge size of their wires, so I contacted Monster service about 4 months ago. In a "between you and me" moment with the gentlemen on the other line, he stated that the wire in question was only 18 gauge. At first, I couldn't believe it as the wire looked to be at least 14 gauge.
IMO the "tube" is a way of inflating the perceived gauge size. Take it out of the equation, and you'll see how few conductors you're actually rolling with. Please also refer to the fact that Monster does not divulge the gauge size of their lower end wire.I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
