JPete9 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) Would this make decent speaker cable? Or possibly a nice power cable? Marked as h07rn-f 5g 4.0mm2 5 x cores of finely stranded wire. I have 2 of these at 3.6 metres each. They were 3 phase power cables for high server gear. https://1drv.ms/f/s!AvYNQeOv4wIlhIsTVmP4Kcqqq_bwUQ Edited December 2, 2017 by JPete9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckinhere Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Can't clearly make out the markings on the cable, what size are the conductors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSmith Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 On 02/12/2017 at 3:52 PM, JPete9 said: They were 3 phase power cables for high server gear. ... doubt it; http://www.empiricalaudio.com/computer-audio/technical-papers/what-makes-an-excellent-speaker-cable JSmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 1 hour ago, JSmith said: ... doubt it; http://www.empiricalaudio.com/computer-audio/technical-papers/what-makes-an-excellent-speaker-cable JSmith A bit biased? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSmith Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 3 hours ago, Batty said: A bit biased? ... yeah maybe. My point mainly was the relationship between inductance, capacitance and resistance. The OP @JPete9 will need to ascertain these figures for this cable, to work out if it is appropriate for use. Originally being for power transmission I doubt they will be suitable anyway. JSmith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill125812 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 56 minutes ago, JSmith said: ... yeah maybe. My point mainly was the relationship between inductance, capacitance and resistance. The OP @JPete9 will need to ascertain these figures for this cable, to work out if it is appropriate for use. Originally being for power transmission I doubt they will be suitable anyway. JSmith Totally agree I’ve tried many power cables of differing types over the years as speaker cable. I’ve never been impressed with the result cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) On 12/2/2017 at 3:52 PM, JPete9 said: Would this make decent speaker cable? Or possibly a nice power cable? Marked as h07rn-f 5g 4.0mm2 5 x cores of finely stranded wire. I have 2 of these at 3.6 metres each. They were 3 phase power cables for high server gear. https://1drv.ms/f/s!AvYNQeOv4wIlhIsTVmP4Kcqqq_bwUQ Why do you think it would make good speaker cable? In my book, stranded cable never delivers good sound (compared to multiple solid-core). So the only place you use it (stranded cable) is on power cables - coz that's all you can get!! And as to whether it would make a good power cable ... how are you going to arrange the 5 wires (across active/neutral/earth)? 7 hours ago, JSmith said: ... doubt it; http://www.empiricalaudio.com/computer-audio/technical-papers/what-makes-an-excellent-speaker-cable JSmith I certainly agree with using twisted pairs and minimising skin effect. Andy Edited December 6, 2017 by andyr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPete9 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 I dont think it will be a nice speaker cable, i asked whether it might be. I just came across it, and i know it's a serious power cable and i thought it was too good to toss, so i was hoping to find a user for it. In 2 x 3.6 lengths its quite a chunk of cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Penetration Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 It'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantan Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 1 minute ago, Digital Penetration said: It'll be fine. No it won't 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill125812 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 20 hours ago, rantan said: No it won't Agree. No it won’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hensa Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 As an idea, why not strip the ends and give it a try? Then you can let us know how it actually performs in your system. Would only take 5 to 10 minutes to prepare it with bare wire ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swervyn Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 No, I think there is a little too much oxygen in that copper cable to be suitable for speaker wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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