Re: Different speaker wire lengths


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On Mar 8, 10:27?am, "ScottW" <Scott...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've heard several EEEs say that the ideal way to wire an amplifier to
speakers is to solder directly the ends of the wires inside the amp
and speakers take the jacks and posts out of the equation. I know a
few obsessive audiophiles who have done this and swear by the results.

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You won't suffer loose connections, that's for sure.
The plastic binding posts on my quads and the external filter
boxes I built drive me nuts. I'm gonna replace 'em with the locking
banana plugs I got from OC speaker.
I've been wiring my speakers all afternoon, Linkwitz recomends a
solder terminal strip. Easy enough to hook up but a pain to unhook.
I'm using banana/binding posts with the locking banana plugs
but I'm not using the cheesy little
compression screw wire attach, I'm soldering.
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You'd probably see it done more often if more audiophiles knew how to
work a soldering gun.

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It's really easy if you get a decent station. The cheap little pencils they
sell at radio shack don't have enough power so the second you touch
any mass, they cool below melting point. Then you're holding the iron
on waiting for it to heat everything up. That just oxidizes stuff like
copper and makes it harder to wet, you need flux etc.,
and for components and PWBs too long is as bad as too hot.
I bought an old Weller at a surplus shop
years ago for $40. Nothing fancy, isn't even adjustable but it
does the job well.

ScottW


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