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Do Speaker Cables Make A Difference?
The merits of “high-end” vs. generic “lamp cord” speaker cable have been, and will be, endlessly debated. I personally have heard differences between speaker cables — there, I said it! Use common sense — $500 worth of cable with a $200 speaker system is silly — and don’t use anything smaller than 18-gauge wire (preferably 16-gauge or less) or the electrical, and possibly audio, performance will suffer.
Check out more speaker facts from Frank Doris in the feature: How To Get The Most Out Of Your Speakers
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