nicholtl Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Hey, just a quick question. I've noticed people saying they've replaced the brass jumpers on back of their speakers with copper wire. However, many have said they've experienced excellent results with stranded copper wire, as in regular 12 AWG speaker cable etc. Yet I read it's best to use unstranded copper wire, such as Romex. Has anyone tried either, and does anyone have an educated opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 why ...???? the copper strap has a much higher amperage rating than any wire .. but it's inconsequential anyways ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted July 6, 2005 Author Share Posted July 6, 2005 ---------------- On 7/6/2005 3:13:40 PM bsafirebird1969 wrote: the copper strap has a much higher amperage rating than any wire .. ---------------- Is that fact? If so, I had no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfyr Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Even if you wanted to, to replace the jumper with manageable wire that exhibits the same or greater/better surface area and impedance characteristics in such a short run is prohibative at best. And any potential benefits would be probably be miniscule at best... May I suggest that you consider this issue solved for the time being! But of course you are always free to do whatever you choose! (& in a vain attempt at humor....) Actually I would rather enjoy watching someone try to replace the jumpers with Romex! Of course you could always braid Romex into a 1/2-3/4" long Litz configuration if we desire the ultimate response characterisitics (and maximum entertainment value) ! But this all seems a bit like feeding peanut butter to a dog! And mentioning dogs, here is another mystery of the universe! Why is it that dogs can pant all day, but if you play with them and you hold their nose, they seem to forget that they can breath through their mouth!? And to think that we spend so much of our time worrying about interconnects when there are Real problems to be solved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Hardly any cost involved and if one sounds better than the other to you, why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted July 6, 2005 Author Share Posted July 6, 2005 Good points. I think I'll just stick to the jumpers. Going down to the local hardware store is too much of a hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 "Hey, just a quick question. I've noticed people saying they've replaced the brass jumpers on back of their speakers with copper wire. However, many have said they've experienced excellent results with stranded copper wire, as in regular 12 AWG speaker cable etc. Yet I read it's best to use unstranded copper wire, such as Romex." What sort of excellent results? Better sound? Make jumpers out of some good clean copper, if brass sounds bad....doubt if I could ever tell..... Hell, yank the binding posts of the amp and speakers and hardwire them with your favorite wire, jumpers too! Don't forget about the crossover, and the wire from the crossover to the drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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