Selecting Speaker Wire - JBL Project Everest DD65000 Product Commentaries And User Manual

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seLecting
sPeaker Wire
Speaker wire and interconnecting cables are an important
component in any audio system. With a system like Project
Everest, they assume an increased level of importance.
Project Everest loudspeakers are internally wired using high-
quality oxygen-free copper wiring. The same care that was
given to the selection of the loudspeakers' internal system wiring
should be afforded to the selection and application of the wires
that will connect the Project Everest loudspeakers to your other
system components.
Many manufacturers produce audiophile speaker wire worth
considering for Project Everest loudspeakers. As with all electronics
and associated components, however, every manufacturer
offers products of varying quality to suit a range of budgets and
applications. We advise that you use high-quality wire and to
select the highest grade of wire available from the manufacturer.
Project Everest specialist dealers have the experience and
knowledge to recommend suitable speaker wire to best
complement your particular system. We recommend using an
audiophile-quality speaker wire of not less than 16-gauge for
connections of up to 15 feet (5 meters) as a minimum requirement.
For maximum signal purity, we advise that you place the
amplifier(s) as close as possible to the loudspeakers, even if
this means that a longer distance will be needed between the
amplifier(s) and preamplifier.
The connections between the left and right amplifiers and
speakers should be the same length. If the distance between one
speaker and its amplifier(s) is greater than the distance between
the other speaker and its amplifier(s), use the longer length of wire
for both connections.
For bi-wire connections, the same type of wires may be used for
both low-frequency and high-frequency sections to reduce wire
effects (resistance, inductance, etc.) and to avoid intermodulation
of low and high frequencies in the wires. Specialized wires for
low-frequency and high-frequency sections may yield excellent
results. Whatever wires you select, be sure that the low-frequency
wires are as short as possible, and that the left and right wires for
each section are the same length.
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