Custom Mahogany 2X12 Cabinet Speaker Choices:

Robert Herndon said:
Yes. Everything looked good...
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AFAIK... This does not make any sense. And, I don't think it's a proper method to test a speaker cable by trying to measure resistance between the ground sleeves and between the positive tips. If you set the meter to "Continuity", then you test the cable at those same points for... uhm, continuity. You should also notice a very small ohm reading. The positive tip reading will probably and consistently be smaller and more stable than testing the ground shield. Positive should be under 1 ohm. Ground may be a hair above 1 ohm, but the display will fluctuate wildly.

Another test is to keep the meter set to Continuity and probe the ground of one plug and probe the positive tip of the other plug. You should have an "Open". If you hear an audible tone from the meter then there is something wrong with the cable.

I don't know how capacitance affects a speaker cable, but with an instrument cable it definitely reduces the very high frequencies. So, the third test is to check for capacitance. With only one plug to test, secure it where it wont move around. With meter set to test capacitance, and with the probes in your hands, zero-out the meter's reading. Now probe the cable's plug at the ground sleeve and its positive tip. Make sure your hands and fingers are not touching the probes metal contacts and the plug.
 
syscokid said:
Make sure your hands and fingers are not touching the probes metal contacts and the plug.
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Flesh in the circuit.
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syscokid said:
AFAIK... This does not make any sense. And, I don't think it's a proper method to test a speaker cable by trying to measure resistance between the ground sleeves and between the positive tips. If you set the meter to "Continuity", then you test the cable at those same points for... uhm, continuity. You should also notice a very small ohm reading. The positive tip reading will probably and consistently be smaller and more stable than testing the ground shield. Positive should be under 1 ohm. Ground may be a hair above 1 ohm, but the display will fluctuate wildly.

Another test is to keep the meter set to Continuity and probe the ground of one plug and probe the positive tip of the other plug. You should have an "Open". If you hear an audible tone from the meter then there is something wrong with the cable.

I don't know how capacitance affects a speaker cable, but with an instrument cable it definitely reduces the very high frequencies. So, the third test is to check for capacitance. With only one plug to test, secure it where it wont move around. With meter set to test capacitance, and with the probes in your hands, zero-out the meter's reading. Now probe the cable's plug at the ground sleeve and its positive tip. Make sure your hands and fingers are not touching the probes metal contacts and the plug.
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I was quite surprised when my 3 foot Neutrik speaker cable had an ohms reading greater than the speaker's internal resistance.

I'm in agreement with you and stipulate to your greater knowledge of these things, bit let me just say this.

My custom speaker cable was over 2 volume knob positions louder with no other changes!!!!!
 
Problem solved...

I cut the ends off the Neutrik speaker cable, so they could be recycled. When I checked the cable, it had 16 ohms of resistance. The connectors had zero.

And the csble is clearly marked "Speaker Cable...:
 
Robert Herndon said:
Is it defective, or made that way???
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Not sure... Once again, to me it makes no sense for the conducting material to have that much resistance. Is there another type of cabling that is designed with that type of resistance? I certainly don't know!

I'm now wondering if that speaker cable was actually getting warm since it seems it was acting like an attenuator? Very weird... o_O
 
Just wanted to try this....

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Jensen Jet Neodymium Stealth 80watt on the left and WGS Reaper 55Hz 50 watt (Vaughan Skow had only 30 watt decals at time of production) on the right.

Jensen is 98.3db

WGS 55Hz is 99.2db

Don't know why this combo has been calling out to me...maybe its just that I cannot leave well enough alone...???
 
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