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From: sasaki@harvard.ARPA (Marty Sasaki)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: ultimate speaker cable
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Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 18:19:59 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 22 18:19:59 1985
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I was chatting with my boss and asked him about getting the telephone
wire (25 and 50 pair cables) that was going to be ripped out when the
current telephone system is replaced. He asked me why I wanted it, and I
told him about using it for speaker cable. He then asked me what I was
talking about and I mentioned skin effect, etc. He correctly pointed out
most of the effects were noticeable only at radio frequencies. He said
it was a scam, and that I should save my money. I told him that I wasn't
spending any money, only an hour of stripping and soldering the cable.

He then came up with an idea for the ultimate in speaker cables. First
you roll up your carpets. Then you lay out four strips of aluminum foil.
Then you attach wire to the end of the aluminum foil strips, and put the
carpet back. Then wire up your electronics and your speakers. Loads of
skin surface area, lots of conductor, no unsightly wires to trip over.

Okay, what about this? I don't want to re-ignite the flames about cable,
but could someone who believes that speaker cable does make a difference
mail me the argument? 
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