Speaker Wire...Direcitonal?

 

Anonymous
 
Are all speaker wire directional meaning that you need to hook up the wire with the writing on it toward the speaker? I have Acoustic Research 16 gauge wire and I never knew anything about this. If all my wire is not hooked up this way, does it matter? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks...
 

Silver Member
Username: Devils_advocate

Post Number: 287
Registered: Jul-05
"If all my wire is not hooked up this way, does it matter?"

No.
 

Gold Member
Username: Petergalbraith

Rimouski, Quebec Canada

Post Number: 1391
Registered: Feb-04
The only way an AC cable is directional is when it's shielded and only one side is grounded. Speaker wire is not shielded and the current flows half the time in each direction (AC), so this is no direction. AFAIK.
 

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Username: Stu_pitt

NYC, NY

Post Number: 473
Registered: May-05
The only "direction" that makes any difference is that + or red goes to + or red, and - or black goes to - or black.
 

Gold Member
Username: Petergalbraith

Rimouski, Quebec Canada

Post Number: 1392
Registered: Feb-04
Opps. "so there is no direction"
 

Silver Member
Username: Stu_pitt

NYC, NY

Post Number: 475
Registered: May-05
I meant their is no 'direction' for speaker cables, not AC cables.
 

Gold Member
Username: Petergalbraith

Rimouski, Quebec Canada

Post Number: 1393
Registered: Feb-04
Stu, I was correcting my own error... nothing to do with your post at all.
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 5513
Registered: May-04


Who's on first?
 

Gold Member
Username: Petergalbraith

Rimouski, Quebec Canada

Post Number: 1396
Registered: Feb-04
No, Stu's on first.
 

New member
Username: Radone

Sydney, NSW Australia

Post Number: 5
Registered: Oct-05
The whole unidirectional speaker wire is snake oil. I was talking to an electrical engineer who said he was a sceptic and couldn't believe he could hear the difference. I think he was just trying to defend his $200 purchase. Check out this speaker cable face-off. Very intriguing,
http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/setup/interconnects/DIYSpeakerCablesp1.html
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