cable connectors (1 Viewer)

[John David]

Am I gaining anything by using a cable connector into the speakers and reciever or can I just strip the wire and shove it in and tighten it down?

 

[John Garcia]

What is a cable connector? What speakers? Bare wire works just fine, any connectors are just for convenience.

 

[Ernest Yee]

Yeah, in fact, many people swear by bare wire. The connector can't improve upon the signal's performance, but it adds a tremendous amount of convenience if you switch out HT components frequently.

 

[Frank-G]

What about 'tinning' the ends? That is, soldering the ends so that the individual wires don't frey and break.

Any thoughts?

Frank

 

[Ernest Yee]

Some people say that it colorizes the sound out of the speakers but I'm guessing if you use that high quality WBT solder from parts express - that's not so much anyways, you'll have no issues of that w/ tinning. Also some people like using gold spray on their lines too - supposedly adds connectivity.

But w/ all these added costs, it just might be cheaper to purchase premade StarQuad wires.