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Why are we making our own wire?
#48099 06/04/04 06:54 PM
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Quick question, because I have obviously missed the boat on something...

Why are we making our own speaker wire now? (referring to the DIY thread and the pics of the wires)

Is there an advantage to DIY? Is it cost, quality, etc...? Or is it another part of the hoby that us casual (relative term on this board) home theaterphiles are missing out on?

Just curious, and I only mention it because wire is so cheap to begin with (even cheaper on eBay than at Home Depot etc.), I wondered why we'd go through all of the trouble.

Cheers, though, and thanks for sharing pictures of your projects.

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#48100 06/04/04 07:06 PM
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Basically is simply cost. You can get a high quality, good looking speaker cable set for next to nothing if you make it yourself. Plus it's kind of fun. I haven't made speaker cables yet myself, but I'm very interested. It looks like it'd be a hoot.



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#48101 06/04/04 07:12 PM
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I thought as much - but it does seem like a lot of work...

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#48102 06/04/04 07:17 PM
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Well, getting out of bed in the morning can be a lot of work, but we all do that.

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#48103 06/04/04 07:21 PM
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The real question is whether or not we regret it after the fact


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#48104 06/04/04 07:39 PM
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do you mean regret getting out of bed, or making the wire??

i used store bought wire, and i have had a great day.. so i regret neither..

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#48105 06/04/04 08:11 PM
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I've done it...

It isn't that much work, and it really is not that interesting, but the end result you have something that looks nice and works well.

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#48106 06/05/04 08:37 AM
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Or, in my case, something that works well and doesn't look all that great. I'll have to try harder next time.

For me, it was the coolness factor and cost.


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#48107 06/05/04 11:16 PM
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OK...I've just bought all the stuff to make my own, and to my dismay it ended up costing more than if I had just bought a pair from Axiom. *sigh* At least I'll have the "fun" of building my own.



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#48108 06/06/04 12:27 AM
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more?

Total cost for me was about $70 for three speakers....two 10' and one 7'.

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