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I back up Bren on the wire gauge - just think of the electrons as water through a pipe. The bigger the pipe the better the flow. The longer the run, the more your signal attenuates (weakens) and if you start with a small gauge wire, it may reduce your sound quality or put an extra load on your amp.
Umm... I'm glad you agree with me... but I didn't necessarily make any of those points. Again, the mantra is inductance, capacitance and resistance.
I appreciate JohnK's link to the explanation of the practical effects of damping factor... I've been hoisted by my own petard, I guess the more correct wording should have been "less than optimal" rather than "low" in my original message.
Bren R.
