Mayank Shah
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Do share your thoughts on the differences if any between Belden and DAC brand 14 AWG speaker wire. Cheers.
I am afraid that POCC cable is not far better than other DAC cables soundwise.DAC xstream cable infact sounds much better and bigger than pocc.l have compared back to back in same system.Try the Dac pcocc speaker cable if you get it In smaller lengths and not the whole roll
Else I would prefer belden
Oh,@spirovious Belden 8477 (tinned copper) takes almost 200 hours to stabilize. I purchased both Klotz and the Belden, both 12awg. Klotz remained there for long as I was disappointed when I started with the Belden as highs seemed quite rolled off unlike the clinical presentation you experienced.
It was only after I listened to it in another setup where the cable had done many 100 hours did I realize its potential.
I waited out with patience and have never looked back after that.
But again I would like to reiterate that cables can also be dependent on the transparency of the chain and the voicing of your speakers and what kind of presentation one is looking forward to. So it often hard to describe a particular cable as good or bad as long as it is properly made and terminated.
No harm done. Thick gauge is required for long runs; like more than 20-30 feet.On the other hand, do very short lengths of about 1 or 2 metres of thick gauge like 14 or 12 have any adverse effect?
On the other hand, do very short lengths of about 1 or 2 metres of thick gauge like 14 or 12 have any adverse effect?
I have had experienice with klotz 2.5mm and 4mm cables. To me they have a little different sound characteristics. 4mm is heavy on bass and little rolled off in highs in my system. It sounds little bloated in my system. I prefer 2.5mm. it's clean on highs and more snappy.
May be due to higher capacitance of the cable, highs are rolled off.I have had experienice with klotz 2.5mm and 4mm cables. To me they have a little different sound characteristics. 4mm is heavy on bass and little rolled off in highs in my system. It sounds little bloated in my system. I prefer 2.5mm. it's clean on highs and more snappy.
Speaker cables are mostly resistive.May be due to higher capacitance of the cable, highs are rolled off.
May be due to higher capacitance of the cable, highs are rolled off.
Just for comparison, specs of Klotz 4 and 2.5 sqmm speaker cables:
sku: LY240B.010
cond. cross section 4.0 mm2
cond. construction 224 x0.15 mm
conductor resistance 4.5 Ω/km
capacitance 180 pF/m
inductance 0.5 µH/m
outer Ø 11 mm
color blue
copper weight 80 g/m
weight 1.90 kg
length 10 m
sku: LY225B.010
cond. cross section 2.5 mm2
cond. construction 50 x 0.25 mm
conductor resistance 7 Ω/km
capacitance 170 pF/m
inductance 0.53 µH/m
outer Ø 8 mm
color blue
copper weight 50 g/m
weight 1.05 kg
length 10 m
180 pF/m versus 170 pF/m - hardly any difference.
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