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That's what I was afraid of...

Posted by madisonears (A) on May 8, 2007 at 09:59:48

In Reply to: Yes....... posted by kenster on May 7, 2007 at 22:20:23:

I didn't really believe that the negative side was any less important, but I was just hoping that someone had the experience of cutting a corner and saving a buck. Oh well. Thanks for your answer, even though it wasn't the one I was hoping for. Of course, it makes perfect sense that, in an AC circuit, plus and minus are equally important.

This was a very simple question, but look at some of the responses I got. My gosh, this group is not nearly as sophisticated as I had hoped it is. One person actually told me that, in effect, I'd be better off connecting my speakers with battery jumper cable than the OCC copper I'm considering. Another claimed I could alter frequency response by using different gauge wire on each side of the signal. Still another was confounded by my use of the term "leg" when referring to a cable. At least one person was kind enough to send me a cartoon of a speaker pumping out jams, including polarity changes as the AC wave passed. That did help somewhat to clarify what I need to do: spend the big bucks for the same wire for both plus and minus.

Peace,
Tom E

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