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- 42 strand copper cable - paired - 20 metres
- Suitable for most home Hi-Fi applications
- OFC oxygen free copper
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Manufacturer's Description
Speaker cable is used to connect amplifiers to speakers.
Each speaker cable consists of a pair of cables, one for positive (+) and one for negative (-), usually coloured red/white and black.
Each speaker cable is made up of a number of copper strands, the more number of strands, the better quality of connection.
Philex speaker cable have bare ends to allow connection to traditional speaker binding posts or spring terminals.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
I bought this cable after buying another lenth on ebay that turned out to be copper clad aluminium (CCA), which is inferior to pure copper cable as it can only be used for shorter runs than the equivalent diameter copper cable.
On receiving the Philex cable the first thing I did is measure its DC resistance, which was 2ohms per core per 20m length, or 0.1 ohm/metre. This seemed high so I checked what it should be. I measured the strands at approx 0.11mm dia using a micrometer, so to be pessimistic I assumed they were 39AWG which is 0.09mm dia. This has 2.73 ohm/meter / strand, which should be 2.73/42 or 0.065 ohm / metre, or 1.3 ohms per 20m length, and this is being pessimistic.
Based on the resistivity of aluminium, a pure aluminium cable of this size cable would be 0.109 ohm/metre, which is closer to the reading I got, so I have to assume this cable is not pure copper, but cheaper copper clad aluminium.
Based on speaker cable recommendations, the total cable resistance should be 5% or less of the speaker load (see wikipedia). So for an 8ohm speaker you could use up to 2m of this cable to stay at or under the 5%.
That's bad for a supposedly hifi cable, and if the cable isn't copper (very likely) the description is misleading stating 'OFC oxygen free copper'
On receiving the Philex cable the first thing I did is measure its DC resistance, which was 2ohms per core per 20m length, or 0.1 ohm/metre. This seemed high so I checked what it should be. I measured the strands at approx 0.11mm dia using a micrometer, so to be pessimistic I assumed they were 39AWG which is 0.09mm dia. This has 2.73 ohm/meter / strand, which should be 2.73/42 or 0.065 ohm / metre, or 1.3 ohms per 20m length, and this is being pessimistic.
Based on the resistivity of aluminium, a pure aluminium cable of this size cable would be 0.109 ohm/metre, which is closer to the reading I got, so I have to assume this cable is not pure copper, but cheaper copper clad aluminium.
Based on speaker cable recommendations, the total cable resistance should be 5% or less of the speaker load (see wikipedia). So for an 8ohm speaker you could use up to 2m of this cable to stay at or under the 5%.
That's bad for a supposedly hifi cable, and if the cable isn't copper (very likely) the description is misleading stating 'OFC oxygen free copper'
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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For this price and 20 metres it would be hard to get anything much better. I am sure music sounds better than it did before with my old cables. But sometimes these things are subjective and impossible to quantify. I can get to hear slightly different sounds simply by pinching my nose and gulping out, the way you do on airplanes to compensate for altered pressure. The only problem I found was that the wires inside the cables are a bit too soft and break up if screwed too tightly in to the speaker. Be gentle and it will all be okay.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
This is very good quality speaker cable. Used it for a for a four speaker system in a pub. Excellent sound.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good, unbalanced speaker cable
Good, unbalanced speaker cable - as good as it gets for indoor use with phono/RCA connectors and consumer equipment. Read more
Published 1 month ago by PanelSystem
Great quality, good price.
Setup: LG BDH9000 5.1ch 850W 3D Blu-ray Home Theater System.
Modifications: Wire cut for use with two speaker connections.
Price: 4 stars. Read more
Modifications: Wire cut for use with two speaker connections.
Price: 4 stars. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jay Shukla
Wonderfully wiry
I bought a roll of this to use to wire up my surround sound speakers. It does the job well for the moeny. No complaints. I'm sure you get what you pay for. Read more
Published 6 months ago by P. Wilkinson
No Markings
No Markings on wire plastic to decipher the difference. Fine for short cuttings...not for long cuttings. May be I missed that on the description?
Published 7 months ago by Marcus Furlong
you'll need to be clever........
This wire is not colour coded so beware. One mistake and you'll blow the fuses in your amp. Go for one clearley marked with red and black....
Published 7 months ago by JEPO
Straight-forward good product
This is a simple straight forward product and a very good price. You get a lot of cable (20 meters) of Oxygen Free Copper. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Tony S V
Speaker cable
This was to replace cables to a new pair of speakers. An excellent twin core cable, good quality & easy to strip & attach. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Peter A James
Speaker cable
The speaker cable was good quality, strong and flexible. I ran it the full 20 m and it was fine.
Published 9 months ago by ilovegolf
Excellent service
Order and deleivery took 3 days, no complaints.
Sound quality is fantastic considering the same wire costs 3 times as much from high street.
Excellent.
Sound quality is fantastic considering the same wire costs 3 times as much from high street.
Excellent.
Published 15 months ago by Inds
Excellent Speaker cable
Product arrived fast and I had bought as i wanted to wall mount my speakers and needed a good length of cable without loosing sound quality. Read more
Published 18 months ago by James
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