| Magnet wire ok as speaker wire? [message #48840] |
Tue, 14 February 2006 06:29  |
Frnak Mena
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Registered: May 2009
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Hi all.
I have a Bottlehead/Pi tube system: Foreplay II > Paramours >Theater 4 Pi and want to know if it's ok to use 20 ga magnet wire as speaker wire. I plan to run 8 twisted wires (4 strands to each speaker terminal) per speaker run with a length of 3 ft from amplifier to speaker. I seem to recall a post in the archives that magnet wire was not ok but can't find the reference. Can some one clarify this for me?I've tried to find that Royal Cable speaker wire (mentioned by Mr Epstein) at the local Walmart but they don't seem to carry it here in Ontariairrio (Canada). Any suggestions for a replacement? I've also tried to find solid core magnet wire but the thickest I can find is 20 ga. Cheers.
Frank Mena
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| Re: How well 2A3's drive 15" speaker [message #48842 is a reply to message #48841] |
Tue, 14 February 2006 08:15  |
Frnak Mena
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In my system the 2A3's are easily driven with the Theater 4 pi's. With the Paramours & Foreplay II it is a relatively easy load for the speakers. I can't comment on the Wright's since I have not heard them with Theater 4 pi's nor know much about them. Perhaps Wayne may comment. I suspect they may be similar. In my system the sound fills the room easily. They can easily get very loud if that is desired and fill the whole house with music. The best I can describe it is a "live" performance in your listening room, but with my case the "richness" of a tube system. One of my favourite CD's is Diana Kralls earlier work (the newer stuff doesn't grab me as much), a tribute to Cole Porter, the title escapes me, but every time I listen to the trio, it's like I'm in a club listening. Neat stuff.
Cheers
FM
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| My system exactly! [message #48850 is a reply to message #48840] |
Tue, 14 February 2006 11:51 |
Garland
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Registered: May 2009
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Heavy metal up-graded Paramours with 76 drivers, Transformer output(parafeed) Foreplay I, Theater 4's and 24awg (I think) magnet wire bi-wired speaker cables. I use single runs and get great sound. I understand that with lower power (ie.2A3's) there is plenty of copper in these thin wires for the signal to flow. Bass responce is much better than with my old Audioquest hoses and dynamics are great as well. As for other 2A3 amps driving my Theater 4s I have less experience but I feel my parafeed Paramours out powered (subjective dynamics) my EL-84 PP Heathkit amp(17WPC) and another higher powered SE amp that was not parafed and will go unidentified to maintain friendship. Parafeed amps do the bass/ macrodynamics thing very well with proper tuning of the choke and output cap.
FWIW, I'm just gearing up to evaluate Bill E.s recommended Royal able and will post comments in the future.G.
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| I'm with ya, man! [message #48852 is a reply to message #48851] |
Tue, 14 February 2006 13:59 |
Garland
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Our firm is currently designing a huge art museum for Alice Walton in Bentonville Arkansas and there is alot of joking and asides going on about Walmart etc as you can well imagine. G.
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