Speaker wire! Worthy upgrade?

[saprano]

When you say oxidize you mean when the wire turns color?

i have monoprice 12g wire's and they all changed dark in color. is that bad? with that said should i change all of my wire's? is there a better brand than monoprice were that doesn't happen? i have definitive technology pro cinema speakers.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by saprano

When you say oxidize you mean when the wire turns color?

i have monoprice 12g wire's and they all changed dark in color. is that bad? with that said should i change all of my wire's? is there a better brand than monoprice were that doesn't happen? i have definitive technology pro cinema speakers.

If you have enough slack (which you should) you should just cut off an inch from each side, and start with fresh ends of the wire........ no need to buy new wires....

[saprano]

Oh really? only the end parts? so is the color change bad? the whole wire turned dark. fronts and surrounds.

[canonbomb1987]

Originally Posted by saprano

Oh really? only the end parts? so is the color change bad? the whole wire turned dark. fronts and surrounds.

thats just the oxygen oxidizing the copper in the wire. like others have said just cut off the end and strip a new piece. if the whole wire is dark the you might need to replace the whole thing. If thats the case then try getting the OFC (oxygen free copper) speaker wire, that should last longer.

[saprano]

So when it turns dark does it affects the sound? and monoprice is oxygen free, dont no how long though.

[bageleaterkkjji]

i bought 12g wire from monoprice 2 but anyone with onkyo ht750b speakers or the htib sp908 with the same speakers know if the wire will fit in the speakers? lol

[JJ]

Originally Posted by bageleaterkkjji

i bought 12g wire from monoprice 2 but anyone with onkyo ht750b speakers or the htib sp908 with the same speakers know if the wire will fit in the speakers? lol

All wires will fit all terminals - just depends if you have to use pin connectors, banana plugs, or just tie the wire strands around the dang thing,

I.e., I had spring loaded terminals on my old HTiB that came with 24 AWG wire - bought 14 only to find it wouldn't fit into the terminals - hooked up the wire ends to pin connectors - fit into terminals - problem solved!

Not to mention sound quality increased incredibly also!

[mdabb]

I have been researching speaker cables and hope to one day soon buy new ones. I have read that oxygen free cable is not an important factor and actually has a negative effect. The process strips the wire of Iron which is somehow beneficial. Same would apply for treated connectors. Quality/purity of the wire is most important.

It is also good to have all three front cables the same length. Why not having the other rear channels the same as the front three is a bit of a mystery to me. After all it is science??? Obviously surround channels are usually at further distances but still if you want to get technical.

Just out of curiosity who uses cables that cost over $250 each???? Have they lived up to your expectations??? What is the estimated life of a cable???

Clearly I still have more research to do but wanted to know how people liked their expensive cables.