Emile 3658 Posted November 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, Gnote said: I can count to 21 well actually 20 1/2 Remember ... as @jimjimbo stated, this is a "family forum." Won't even touch the 20 1/2 comment. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 16486 Posted November 10, 2017 I will. More than 20 is a witch. next step is the float or burn test. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank1938 42 Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Harleywood said: Cut to fit placement of each speaker or both channels cut to same length? Due to room layout I'll have one speaker about 6 feet from amp and the other about 12 feet. I've got my cables cut now at 15 feet each. I often like to move my speakers around as well so are there any advantages to cutting the wires to the exact length you need like signal degradation over a longer wire and such? McIntosh recommends keeping the cable lengths equal. Here is the recommendation for cable size at 8 ohms: 25 feet = 14AWG, 50 feet=12AWG, 100 feet=10AWG. Don't think you will need 8 or 12AWG at 15 feet. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emile 3658 Posted November 10, 2017 1 minute ago, oldtimer said: More than 20 is a witch Hi oldtimer, 20 ... 21 ... 20 1/2. Which reminds me of your quote "in the spring we'd make meat helmets." Googled "meat helmets" and was mightily surprised 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 16486 Posted November 10, 2017 It's not even winter yet and I can't wait for spring. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter P. 377 Posted November 10, 2017 I can't believe you people are worried about signal loss due to excessive speaker wire length. That's not important; I'd be concerned about time delay differences... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emile 3658 Posted November 10, 2017 29 minutes ago, Peter P. said: time delay differences In wifi/remote yes. In a cable, a signal would traverse five times the earth's circumference in about a second - or less than a nanosecond (1/1000,000,000 sec) in a speaker cable. My ears aren't that good Cheers, Emile Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emile 3658 Posted November 10, 2017 Posted especially for @oldtimer . This was one of my toilet paper degrees. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ceptorman 12110 Posted November 10, 2017 10 minutes ago, Emile said: Posted especially for @oldtimer . This was one of my toilet paper degrees. OT is looking for his calculator. 220....221.whatever it takes! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emile 3658 Posted November 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ceptorman said: OT is looking for his calculator abacus or slide ruler? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ceptorman 12110 Posted November 10, 2017 Just now, Emile said: abacus or slide ruler? He's hi tech....Commodore 64 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emile 3658 Posted November 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ceptorman said: He's hi tech....Commodore 64 Best one since I heard about my toilet paper 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 16486 Posted November 10, 2017 It's all greek to me. Theta what? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 16486 Posted November 10, 2017 19 minutes ago, Emile said: abacus or slide ruler? HP 12B 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 16486 Posted November 10, 2017 This makes sense to me, I think it was on a stall in a nearby beer hall. Yours doesn't seem too musical though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emile 3658 Posted November 10, 2017 1 minute ago, oldtimer said: HP 12B Have one of these financial calculators So; why did I loose an arm and a leg in the stock market today? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 16486 Posted November 10, 2017 Timing. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emile 3658 Posted November 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Yeah! Remember this from the toilets at OSU ... and ... got the papers to show for it! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 16486 Posted November 10, 2017 This one sang once I got it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 16486 Posted November 10, 2017 1 minute ago, Emile said: Yeah! Remember this from the toilets at OSU ... and ... got the papers to show for it! Most people, including a lot on here, forget the velocity component. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
