Sunday, December 30, 2012

A Guide On Choosing The Best Silver Speaker Wire For Your Audio System

By Anna Hernandez


Commonly, a sound system is consisted of an amplifier and a number of speakers. Most people think that the quality of sound that an audio system could produce will rely on the quality of these components. It may be true that a decent amplifier and an expensive set of speakers will produce good sound but without a quality wire, it will not sound as good as it could. Copper speaker wires are commonly used and are usually supplied with speakers but are just not enough to maximize the potential of an audio set up. This is why a silver speaker wire is a better alternatives.

Consider this situation. Say you are fond of listening to music and preferred listening on high end headphones because of the clarity of sound they could produce. But then you decided to set up a sound system in your house and bought an expensive one to replicate the sound quality you are used to hearing with your headphones. But it was installed, it turned out to be a disappointment for you because you felt the price you invested is not compensated by the quality of sound you were hearing from it.

You might have thought that the dealer scammed you or the components you bought were damaged never realizing that actually, the reason behind the satisfactorily sounding audio system is that it lacks an important component which is the suitable speaker cable and had cheap ones instead. It was like letting making a guitarist play drums.

It is nice to have a good sounding audio set up but to have that audio system in a lower price is much better. And the latter is possible if you aim to have the sound quality you desire by choosing the best, not the most expensive cable for your system. These cables come in a variety of sizes and a couple of factors could influence the size of cable you need.

The thickness of a cable is described by its American Wire Gauge or simply referred to as gauge. The gauges that are commonly available on the market ranges from 12 to 16. The higher the gauge, the thicker it is and the higher transmission capacity it has.

The first factor that you need to consider is the capability of your speakers and amplifiers. If you use your audio set up to relax by listening to classical music that does not demand much from your speakers and amplifiers, then cables with lower gauges will do the job for you. But if you listen to a wide variety of music and wants to hear every detail in those, then a high end set of speakers, amplifiers, and a thick speaker wire is what you will need.

The distance between your speakers and amplifier will influence your decision on what wire gauge to buy. The longer cables you lay out, the larger the transmission loss in your system will be so if your speakers are scattered and far from the amplifier, you might want to consider buying cables with a higher gauge.

A properly sized silver speaker wire will save you from spending too much and getting disappointed. So take some time in choosing the best cable for your sound system.




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