![]() ![]() It’s not limited to home loudspeaker or video use, either – there’s been plenty of it in the car stereo world as well. ![]() One of the largest problems I’ve seen over the years is the amount of hype & exaggeration used to sell overpriced cables of all types: speaker wire, audio cable (like RCA cables), video cables, and even computer & data cables. Excessively long wire to the crossover & at the speakers can cause the crossover’s behavior to change & alter the sound response of the speaker. The wire between speaker crossovers and the speakers should be kept fairly short.For best results, do not coil long lengths of speaker wire as this can create inductance that reduces some sound frequencies as a crossover does.Excessively long or other high-resistance wire can affect the sound by causing a drop in speaker volume and some other details. Using non-standard wire or cables instead of speaker wire can result in sound changes, although very minor.99.9% of the time it’s unsubstantiated claims and the difference really does not matter! There’s no scientific test data to back up the (misleading) idea that “special” or “audiophile” speaker wires or expensive cable make a noticeable difference versus affordable, good quality speaker wire of the correct gauge.However, in some cases, (explained in further below) sound quality or volume can be affected somewhat. Under normal circumstances, the answer is NO: speaker wire does not affect sound quality. ![]()
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