On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:11:20 -0800, Peter Wieck wrote
(in article <fqpq680pr3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
> On Mar 5, 9:53 pm, Sonnova <sonn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 17:15:01 -0800, jwvm wrote
>> (in article <fqks6l0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>>
>>> The following link might be of interest to some readers here:
>>
>>
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-
>> betwee
>>
>>> n-monster-cable-and/
>>
>> Interesting, but I'm not at all surprised. Are you?
>
> Mpffff.... I typically purchase 12 gauge, fine-stranded THHN wire at
> my electrical supply house. Stretch out what I need + 10%, tie one end
> to a doorknob, chuck the other end in a drill and spin-to-length. A
> couple of bits of heat-shrink tubing at each end, solder on the
> appropriate connector (or just tin) and there you are. Cheap, quick,
> custom-length, custom connectors... life is good.
>
>
http://web3.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Wiring_Solutions/Electri
> cal_Hook-Up_-z-_Building_Wire/Insulation_Type_-_THHN/106100802440
>
> Comes in many colors (and gauges), and US$77 worth of wire (at present
> prices) will last quite a while. Further, neither cats nor dogs nor
> vermin will take on THHN-type wire unless they are well-and-truly
> desperate.
>
> Peter Wieck
> Wyncote, PA
That's an interesting solution. You are, of course, talking about speaker
cables, yes? Or do you make interconnects this way as well?
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