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From: mthome@BBN.COM (Mike Thome)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.high-end
Subject: Using surplus cable
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Date: 3 Jul 90 14:59:50 GMT
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  Over the years, I've manages to accumulate a few big boxes full of
surplus industrial-grade coaxial (and some triaxial & ribbon) cable,
with vague ideas of putting some of it to use in my audio system.
  My question to the general "you" is what should I watch out for in
constructing my own cables: since all this stuff is surplus/discarded/
etc , I have so specs or identification except what is printed on the
insulation.   For instance, I've heard that (thin) ethernet cable is a
bad choice for audio (but with no accompanying reasons).  Any benefit
to using triax (i.e. connect the innermost two conductors?  Ground the
outermost to different points?)
  I'm told that there is at least one company which sells high-end
speaker wires made from ribbon cable... is this true?  Would you want
to alternate conductors or group 'em?  How 'bout cables made up of a
bunch of twisted pair sets?

	thanks,
		-mik (mthome@bbn.com)