Good 2.5mm Speaker Cable

[HK-Kid]

Hi Carbies,

need some advice on where to buy some good copper speaker cable for my home theatre. Not the crazy audiophile stuff that "makes things clearer" (LOL) just great oxygen free copper wire at 2.5mm. Not the CCA stuff....

Kid

 

[gertvanjoe]

Pity you said copper. I was just about to recommend 24kt gold

 

[veez007]

Builders warehouse

 

[HK-Kid]

Builders warehouse

I actually already checked there. Only 1mm cable... Maybe its just the branch near me. Couldn't find 2mm on their website though.

 

[veez007]

Oh maybe that's the express store, our builders is huge keeps almost everything lol

 

[aiccc]

Builders carries sub std stuff that is marked up. i.e for the same price you can get better wire. Wire is wire at that cost level.

You did not specify your location.

A1 radio
www.a1radio.co.za

Black Friday 2023 - Govan Mani

govanmani.durban

cash converters...

Communica South Africa

Communica is a wholesale and retail distributor of semiconductors, electromechanical and passive electronic components for automotives, electronics, electrical, automation, mining and process control industries and technical and tertiary educational institutions.

www.communica.co.za

 

[HK-Kid]

Builders carries sub std stuff that is marked up. i.e for the same price you can get better wire. Wire is wire at that cost level.

You did not specify your location.

A1 radio
www.a1radio.co.za

Black Friday 2023 - Govan Mani

govanmani.durban

cash converters...

Communica South Africa

Communica is a wholesale and retail distributor of semiconductors, electromechanical and passive electronic components for automotives, electronics, electrical, automation, mining and process control industries and technical and tertiary educational institutions.

www.communica.co.za

Based in the East Rand JHB

 

[Scrooloose]

There is no scientific basis to support Oxygen-Free cabling. Normal store-bought copper cable is 99.9% oxygen free as it stands since it's encased in a molded plastic encasement, and paying a 500% price premium for 99.99% (0.09% benefit) while your ears don't notice the difference is quite simply ludicrous. It's only really important in plasma deposition uses, or in a particle reactor - Not your sound system where you blare our music that your neighbours probably harbor deep resentment towards.

Spec the cable gauge according to the length of the cable run together with the expected current handling and voltage that the amplifier pushes out. Then go to Voltex and get the audio ripcord from them. Audio cable's plastic is less rigid, so the cable is easier to route. For reference, 0.5mm ripcord is good for up to 150W of power handling at around 5 meters. More than that, the impedance becomes an issue.

Audio Cord Cable (Ripcord) | Voltex

Voltex supplies the widest range of audio cable (ripcord) via its vast distribution network strategically located within Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.

www.voltex.co.za

 

[JollyJamma]

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Hi Carbies,

need some advice on where to buy some good copper speaker cable for my home theatre. Not the crazy audiophile stuff that "makes things clearer" (LOL) just great oxygen free copper wire at 2.5mm. Not the CCA stuff....

Kid

contact Toms Cape Town (the guitar place).

They have good copper at reasonable prices and they helped me out when I rewired the sound system in my old car.