32 Strand Speaker Cable Sound Quality?

efrisby

Hi, I wonder if anyone has input on 32 strand speaker cable sound quality. I'm planning on purchasing an OPUS 300 multiroom system for sound and vision with twin paired ceiling speakers, and the supplier recommends 32 strand from a wall controller to the speakers in the ceiling in each room. The distance is around 8 - 10 feet to each speaker.

I'm new to this, but reading many different views on cables, it seems it is the manufactures of speaker cables that are pushing expensive high end cables as a requirement, where other sites say there is no real difference between the sound quality of the middle of the road strand cables.

The reason I ask is if anyone has or is using 32 strand and what is their view on it. The speakers will be used for audio and video sound for tv and background music.

The Ritz

efrisby,

Hi and welcome to the forums. Discusssion of cables tends to disintegrate, particularly where the issue of percieved quality/price issues are concerned - I hope that this does not occur here

There is a stickey at the top of the forums dealing with cables - see here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055814999. I see no reason why normal 79 strand speaker cable, as indicated in the Stickey, available on the reel from the likes of Maplins, wouldn't do perfectly well for the purpose you describe.

Cheers,

Ritz.

Idleater

The Ritz wrote: »

I see no reason why normal 79 strand speaker cable, as indicated in the Stickey, available on the reel from the likes of Maplins, wouldn't do perfectly well for the purpose you describe.

Agreed, for your purpose, I do not see what purpose the thinner cable would serve other than perhaps less resistance to the speakers. Unless the speakers are particularly sensitive to resistance on the incoming signal and require a specific max or min resistance, I wouldn't see any issue with "normal" speaker cable.

If you are particularly looking for thin speaker cable that's a different story. There are possibilities of getting it or flat wire for under carpets etc, but it might be as easy to get a higher grade copper normal speaker wire that would in itself provide less resistance.

To be honest, the differences in resistances I speak of here are unlikely to be of impact for your (or any) consumer devices.

efrisby

Thanks for your replies, I would have used the 79 strand to, but as my post includes, the provider of the OPUS 300 states the highest strand to work with the OPUS 300 is 32 Strand, which is the largest strand to work on the connections, so the question was, would the difference between 79 Strand and 32 Strand be highly noticeable, or would it be just noticeable to the trained ear The speakers will be used for background music and watching TV in many different rooms, except for the main living sitting area.

I don't really want to get into an argument about speaker cable quality and all that.

Thanks

The Ritz

........so the question was, would the difference between 79 Strand and 32 Strand be highly noticeable, or would it be just noticeable to the trained ear The speakers will be used for background music and watching TV in many different rooms, except for the main living sitting area.

Its only my opinion, but for the usuage you describe I very much doubt that there would be any noticeable difference from using 32 strand speaker cables.


Cheers,

Ritz.

Slaphead07

The Ritz wrote: »

Its only my opinion, but for the usuage you describe I very much doubt that there would be any noticeable difference from using 32 strand speaker cables.


Cheers,

Ritz.

I'd be inclined to agree. Without knowing the equipment and quality of source material generally speaking 79 strand will give better bass and more detail. For background music and casual TV use there won't be much difference. Go with the makers recommendations.

efrisby

Thanks guys for that, the next step is getting it all working