bsacco1 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Hi all, I have my CW IIs apart and was wondering if I should replace the original speaker wire that runs between the crossover to the components (woofer, squaker, Mid horn). Will I hear the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I doubt anyone could even measure any difference, much less hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 You may not hear it, but it can't hurt (if you do it well), plus, you'll know that there's some good quality inside. Whenever I upgrade my crossovers, I always upgrade the internal connections. I usually do these kinds of things during the winter months, when I'm looking for projects..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 When i got my wife Khorns home, i went ahead and inspected wiring/connections, found loose crimps on tweet and some badly soldered wire(s). If you replace, at least you will KNOW wire and connections are good to go. Waiting for my Crites upgrade crossovers gave me time to do this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 People argue here all the time about the value of changing speaker wire. To me, the key failure place would be the connections themselves. Some metals which are dissimilar cause corrosion which in turn causes resistance at the point where the 2 metals contact each-other. Oxygen and moisture can cause copper to oxidize, which does the same thing. An oxygen free cable is better than one that isn't for this simple reason. Silver is the most conductive metal, but it it prone to oxidization. Gold isn't quite as conductive, but it does not oxidize. DeOxit is a good product because it coats copper with a thin film of conductive oil and it also boils away the existing corrosion. The size of the wire, especially in a short run like from the network to the driver, isn't terribly important. A 14 gauge wire is more than enough for the task. Here is a simple graph for metal corrosion properties: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) I rewired my Cornscalas with Analysis Plus Hook Up wire I got for cheap the last time we were in Flint, MI to see my in-laws (Today's Audio just before he closed). At the time I bought it I didn't have a project for it but stowed it away anyhow. Can't say or not that this cable was pivotal to the CS's sound but at least I'm not having builder's remorse for having not done it. Edited December 21, 2014 by Mighty Favog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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