speaker wire question

[Bfowler]

Anyone done any research on breaks in your cable.

IE, i have my wires for my front speakers spliced together using barrel connectors. theoretical this will increase the resistance, but in practice, how big of a difference will it make?

enough to justify running new wire?

[stipud]

enough to justify running new wire?

No, not really. If you want to be safe, solder them as well.

When I ran my speaker wire, I was debating running the wires into my doors, because the stock wiring uses a detachable harness. I ran 12 gauge wires directly from my amps to the speakers, and then I tried it with the 12 gauge run to the stock wiring. Both sounded the same over the very short distance, so I just used the stock wiring to avoid the hassle of going through the doors.

[VW337]

Depends on the type of connectors used and what type of power is being sent through the cable in question. It is all application dependent.

1. High power applications will create a Hot spot in the splice, this hot spot will reduce the overall power transfer as it is bleeding power off as heat created in the higher resistance point of the given connection.

2. Location of the connection and the connection type make a big difference. If you solder and tape, twist and tape, crimp solder and tape, crimp, solder and heat shrink, solder and waterproof heatshrink, etc. All of these connections are good for different applications and have advantages over each other.

3. Connector and cable size are also a factor, however not as prominent as the power being transfered. If the cable is border line proper gauge for the power being transfered the connection used will make a more notable difference compared to if you had already used an excessing gauge cable and connection.