Re: RF Ground Connections - Wire Type and AUDIO

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
> 
> I'd have to call up my friend who still works there to get the data, this
> was over six years ago.
> 
> Anyways, if i recall correctly, it was an ORION 2150 amplifier (200 watts)
> using 12 AWG stranded vs. 12 AWG solid. However, the wire was chosen in such
> a way that the cross sectional area was identical.
> 
> We had a spectrum analyzer, digital oscilloscopes and triggered our scopes
> just prior to a "cymbol hit" (that was one of our examples)
> 
> The most noticeable change was the change in rise times of the cymbol hit
> and the the peak pulse was attenuated at least 6 dB it think.  I'll have to
> call my friend to see what exactly it was.
> Dan
> 
> >>>Best to take this subject off-list since it is off-topic ;-))  - Terry <<<
> 
> > >
> > >         Yes, that is true as well, especially in automobile audio, but
> > > through testing, solid speaker wire does attenuate the higher
> > frequencies
> > > (our one test example was cymbol hit) much more than stranded wire.
> > >
> > >         Whether that difference is actually audible, thats up to debate,
> > but
> > > yes, solid wire will attenuate those frequencies more so than stranded
> > wire.
> >
> > Dan:

	The results will be interesting, so please share them with us.

Ed