A philosophical question about speaker cable

stavvy

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If I have just purchased Chord speaker cable for 3p a metre, does that make it cheaper than cheap generic copper wire, and if so acceptable?

Yes I'm just being mischevious. But I really did get it for 3p a metre ( a saving of 99% *dance4*) . Probably still ripped off...

Just trying to inject some humour after yet another massive cable thread
 

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Before we get another of 28 pages of arguing I thought I'd save you all the hassle and post a random picture straight away. :)

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I was going to make the joke just make sure you use it the right way round - but feared the backlash of those missing a sense of humour.

Someone went there first - jolly good. But I also thought no need as you would have to be idiotic to not do that away ;)
 

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I am listening to some music right now and, lo and behold, no cables are involved apart from two power cords.

Other wise I would say that a pound of speaker cable should be fine, unless you have some very high-end home cinema setup, in wich case you should look at a hundredweight.
 

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stavvy said:
If I have just purchased Chord speaker cable for 3p a metre, does that make it cheaper than cheap generic copper wire, and if so acceptable?

Yes I'm just being mischevious. But I really did get it for 3p a metre ( a saving of 99% *dance4*) . Probably still ripped off...

Just trying to inject some humour after yet another massive cable thread

Seems like you got it for cost price ......
 

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Thompsonuxb said:
steve_1979 said:
David@FrankHarvey said:
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If I turn the cable on my monitor around will it improve the picture quality?
Have you tried it? :)

I don't actually try things. I just measure them. ;)

Seriously, you don't try it?

There was I thinking such things are common practice.

No never. I don't even own any music. Can't stand the stuff.

My hobby is measuring wires and arguing with strangers on the internet.
 

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steve_1979 said:
Thompsonuxb said:
steve_1979 said:
David@FrankHarvey said:
steve_1979 said:
If I turn the cable on my monitor around will it improve the picture quality?
Have you tried it? :)

I don't actually try things. I just measure them. ;)

Seriously, you don't try it?

There was I thinking such things are common practice.

No never. I don't even own any music. Can't stand the stuff.

My hobby is measuring wires and arguing with strangers on the internet.

Funnily enough I suspected that was the the type of person you were.
 

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Thompsonuxb said:
steve_1979 said:
Thompsonuxb said:
steve_1979 said:
David@FrankHarvey said:
steve_1979 said:
If I turn the cable on my monitor around will it improve the picture quality?
Have you tried it? :)

I don't actually try things. I just measure them. ;)

Seriously, you don't try it?

There was I thinking such things are common practice.

No never. I don't even own any music. Can't stand the stuff.

My hobby is measuring wires and arguing with strangers on the internet.

Funnily enough I suspected that was the the type of person you were.
Oh dear.. If I resist..*yahoo*
 

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Your chord speaker should be alright. A decent cable for speaker use is no rocket science to do and there is no "problem" in a 3 pounds cable. It must just be made out of copper and the copper must be gained in something. End of story.
 

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matt49 said:
steve_1979 said:
David@FrankHarvey said:
steve_1979 said:
If I turn the cable on my monitor around will it improve the picture quality?
Have you tried it? :)

I don't actually try things. I just measure them. ;)

When you buy a cable, normally the packaging will tell you how long it is. So what's the point of measuring it yourself? I don't get it.

These foo cable sellers can't be trusted. They're ripping people off at every opportunity.

Just the other day I bought a 3 meter HDMI cable for £1.50 but when I measured it I found that it was only 2.99 meters long (not inlcluding the 3cm long HDMI plugs). I feel that I've been shafted! This sort of outright con needs to be brought to peoples attention.
 

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