Anyone using electrical cord for speaker cable?

[robthemac]

csa = cross sectional area ? Mains cable varies hugely in cross sectional area, many IEC type cables are 0.9, the usual appliance cords are usually max 1,5, whereas 2.5 is the standard heaviest gauge used. As a generalisation in HiFi use: as HF travel along the outside of the conductor, multi stranded small diameter wires will give you more HF, whereas thicker wires will give you more LF. Copper being generally smoother sounding than silver which tends to be brighter. IMHO all this would pale into insignificance in a guitar amplifier as there are so many other factors (not to mention at least probably 2 tone control ccts), however I still think that if I were going to the trouble of building an amp or rewiring an existing one then I would source some nice speaker cable for the job.

god forbid I start a debate...
a waveform is a continuously changing thing...the various frequencies don't travel separately. Perhaps (and I mean really perhaps) a single sine wave might present on a cable in a way that varies on frequency and/or amplitude. I don't see a mechanism by which a cable can perform Fourier Transforms....
One can visualise a speaker cable (and voice coil) as a broom handle glued to the speaker cone. Pushing and pulling on the handle will move the cone in and out.

I prefer digital cables. USB cables need to be gold too.

I received a $300 solid-gold USB cable with a rather lovely headphone amplifier that I bought. Did blind AB testing (which is imperfect). No difference that I could tell.

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standing digital waves are blanked by gold!!!

[vinylguy]

You admit to listening to digital ? Oh dearie me......

[Slowy]

You admit to listening to digital ? Oh dearie me......

Sure thing!

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