Originally posted by nando1856:
Originally posted by contouranado:


this thread is called yet another audio idiot question, but it wasn't. it was actually a good question that deserved a good answer. but what it should be called is another good audio question with an another audio idiot answer. 50% more power???? i don't see how this could be true, maybe if your old cables were duds,like they were not making a tight connection and it was getting like half the signal or something, but i still cant see it making that big of a difference.and if this was the case that dosent mean every cheap set of cables is bad, you just got a faulty set





I don't think you have the slightest clue of how the relation of increase in power to increase audible perception work to call this an idiot answer. If I was to increase the power of a 100w amp to 150w (50% increase) this would translate to a volume 1.75 decibels higher. This is an increase that is almost inaudible to the human ear. Your speaker will sound slightly louder and better. IT WILL NOT SOUND 50% LOUDER. This is what I meant by a 50% more power. If I would have said the sub was 50% louder which is what it seems like you though 50% more power means, this would require a lot more than a 50% increase in power.




Your post made it sound like wiring allowed you to extract more power out of your sub's amplifier. This is what humors people. Quality wires are nice to have to resist corroding and look nice, but the sonic benefits of a 2000.00 set of patch cables compared to a 15.00 set from Knukonceptz would be nil.

I will say this for the sake of all members. Get quality wires (quality, no expensive) that have nice terminations for longevity and to save equipment problems. I have seen cheap RCAs tear up the corresponding female plug on many electronics. Do NOT EVER spend anything more on wires because they will NOT change the sound. Especially speaker wires. Buy the proper guage and stop there.

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