What makes a wire good?
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Silver Member Username: ZepcoeTN Us Post Number: 246 Registered: Apr-06 | Strand count or what the wire is made out of or what?my dad said strand count doesnt really matter its what the wire is made out of for example: theres gold wire which nobody uses cause cost to much and wont make differance in sound then copper then aluminium. So what i need to know is im looking at to buy some wire what do i need to look at strand or quality? |
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Silver Member Username: MixmastaspigCanada, Canada Canada Post Number: 655 Registered: Sep-05 | lol, strand count does matter you can use welding cable cheap and effective. |
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Silver Member Username: ZepcoeTN Us Post Number: 251 Registered: Apr-06 | ok i got that strand cound doesnt matter but what does matter the quality? and what is the best wire for power and ground and speakers? |
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Silver Member Username: ZepcoeTN Us Post Number: 254 Registered: Apr-06 | ? |
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Silver Member Username: KklaggePost Number: 243 Registered: Dec-04 | The Kolossus wire is excellent wire....usually the higher the strand count the more pliable the cable is, making easier to run large cable throughout the vehicle...I prefer higher strand count wire (and honestly only order my stuff from Knu Konceptz) because it's easier to work with in my opinion. |
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Silver Member Username: Usask8er1Appleton, Wisconsin USA Post Number: 102 Registered: Jun-05 | doesn't it matter also how the wire is covered? some cimpanies seem to cover there wire cheaper than others and if air gets in it can cause oxcidiation or somethhing like that. im not sure if that really effects the preformance or not but i know i wouldnt buy a cheap pos wire when i spend so much on the system. |
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Silver Member Username: KklaggePost Number: 244 Registered: Dec-04 | Knu Konceptz does an excellent job with the wires...it's very good and a great bargain for what you get...and they ship the stuff out right away when you order it |
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Silver Member Username: ZepcoeTN Us Post Number: 255 Registered: Apr-06 | are you like a sales man for them or something lol |
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Silver Member Username: Sw9152Michigan Post Number: 506 Registered: Feb-06 | i got some knu konceptz kolossus wire and it is very high quality. off brands of wire advertise as being a certain gauge but they are actually smaller than the name brands wire of the same advertised gauge. you want to get the same or bigger ground wire than your power wire. from the amp to the sub ordinary speaker wire should do fine. you dont need large speaker wire becaue there isnt a lot of current going through them, you dont need any bigger than about 14 unless you have like 2000wrms. |
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Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 1720 Registered: Jun-05 | oxidation doesnt really happen to copper wire but it wil happen to aluminum wire and the covering ont he wire wont matter unless you rub it on something and rip it |
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Silver Member Username: 420pimp2Post Number: 667 Registered: Jan-06 | it dosn't make a noticable difference if it's made outa copper gold or platnium if you do the math there is a difference but not enough to noticeably hear. |
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Silver Member Username: KklaggePost Number: 245 Registered: Dec-04 | Zepcoe - no I'm not a salesman for Knu Konceptz...but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. |
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Gold Member Username: B101Queen City, NC USA Post Number: 2728 Registered: Sep-05 | Kicker wire is the best right now.. very flexible, high strain count! No matter what company you choose, just make sure that your 0ga wire doesnt look like 2ga and your 2ga doesnt look like 4ga.. Cause some companies are rapeing people.  |
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Silver Member Username: KklaggePost Number: 246 Registered: Dec-04 | Kicker is the best according to you....I'll bet if I wasted my time and did some extensive research I could find some wire that would make the kicker wire seem like zip cord from Radio Shack. |
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Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 1738 Registered: Jun-05 | okay but then it wouldn tbe treu 0 gauge dumba## lol it would be bigger theres a reaon why they call it awg cause it the american wire gauge therefore to be 0 gauge it has to be a certain size which kicker's is true 0 gauge so you would be getin something bigger |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL Post Number: 3168 Registered: Aug-05 |
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New member Username: VanitoPost Number: 1 Registered: May-06 | I would steer clear of any aluminum wire for any A/V application. Strand count is important to give a flexible application especially for routing at the back of equipment. Gary http://www.hdmi.info - HDMI cables, switchers, splitters - |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 7673 Registered: Jul-05 | i bet 100bux there will be numerous more posts about ppl argueing which wire is best , little stuff like this ppl get all worked up over nothing much -lol ........ |
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Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 1757 Registered: Jun-05 | lol ya i agree with you ill start it maonster cable is the best lol |
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Gold Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 6842 Registered: Jul-05 | no everybody is wrong, Chauncey cable is the best |
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Gold Member Username: SouthernrebelMonroe, Louisiana USA Post Number: 2866 Registered: Mar-04 | strand count, actual diameter, resistance....thats what you need to look for in cable. high strand count = flexable and high mass of metal think about strand count like this...take 2 equal sized buckets, fill one w/ ice cubes and the other w/ crushed ice. the one w/ the crushed ice will allow you to get more mass in the same area. smaller strands, tighter packet = more wire large wire diameter = high metal mass higher mass = better (more current can flow) low resistance = easier for current to flow |
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Silver Member Username: IronslaveOffutt AFB, Nebraska U.S.A. Post Number: 462 Registered: Sep-05 | depending on which metal you use makes a difference in the resistance... the best cable to use is gold... it has ultra low resistance... thats why you see gold plated plugs.. it makes the electricity easier to travel from one plug to the other.... the metal is so soft and thats what gives it the low resistance |
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Silver Member Username: Nnnnick_bWeddington, Nc Usa Post Number: 689 Registered: Jan-05 | And rather dense. |
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