joining speaker cable

Doctor Smith · 17-06-2007, 4:56 PM

Will I notice a degrade in quality if I join my speaker cable and then wrap in electrical tape as Im moving my speakers and I was going to use my spare speaker cable to join to the old

Doctor Smith · 17-06-2007, 8:28 PM

anyone

SamRadford · 19-06-2007, 1:50 PM

Is it oxygen-free cable? If it is, then you'll have to remove the oxygen from the join using "Ox-Away Aerosol" and seal it with "UNIQUE UV-TAPE". http://www.glodark.com/audio/unique.htm

pwood · 19-06-2007, 1:56 PM

If you must, then strip both ends again and solder then cover with shrink wrap which you can get from Maplins. Personally I would buy new cable the correct length. As to wheteher you will notice a difference, it depends on your system.

pwood · 19-06-2007, 2:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamRadford

Is it oxygen-free cable? If it is, then you'll have to remove the oxygen from the join using "Ox-Away Aerosol" and seal it with "UNIQUE UV-TAPE". http://www.glodark.com/audio/unique.htm

Remove oxygen? There is no such thing as totally Oxygen free cable. Sorry I dont have the links to support this to hand but no doubt someone will. That said I agree the wire needs cleaning to remove any oxidisation ( is that what you meant?)

SamRadford · 20-06-2007, 8:19 AM

No. According to that page you should remove the oxygen and seal the joint in a nitrogen chamber.

But, to give a serious answer, joints should be soldered.