How To Hand Build, Probably The Best Speaker Cable In The World.

[@frankparke-robinson2538]

Just made a pair of these 4.5m. Got blisters from twisting in the piping cord lol. Still got another pair to go. They sound fantastic

[@kencoughy]

At the very beginning of construction are the four different gauges of wire twisted together or just laid in parallel?

[@drumbyte]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise!

[@TheNLHAZE]

Yes sir thank you very much as you can tell some of us really do appreciate you taking the time to show us this great talent please excuse the rude comments of children that get on here and act like idiots most of us are very much appreciative of what you have shown us so yes thanks again for your time patience and showing us this great way of making a speaker cable👍

[@albrowne5413]

Can you answer a couple of questions for me please. 1 What is the rationale behind using multiple different wire diameters for the main conductors? 1a Do you need to evenly space the different diameter wires within the conductor? 2 Why should the heatshrink sleeving not touch the conductors? 3 Why does using Plumbers PTFE tape produce better sound than using PTFE tubing (designed for use in the electronics industry)? 4 Have you tried using a lower shrink temperature sleeving? to save burning the Nylon outer braid. I recently found some that shrinks at 70C which I used on a project at home. 5 What is the characteristic impedence of the cable? and what is it's capacitance? and also it's velocity factor? Cheers and beers Al

[@TheNLHAZE]

Those were all really great questions but I think this older gentleman is just old school and goes about it more like a hobby of passing time that's why he probably has not responded to your comment although they were great questions I personally admire him taking the time to make such a fabulous wire have you tried doing it a different way and if so would you please let me know how you made one thanks for your time in advance and may you have a blessed day.🍺🙏🍺

[@stevennope8864]

Already built some of the "World's best speakers" from Tech Ingredients channel. The sound quality is incredible already, so can't wait to make some of your speaker wire to go with it. Im probably going to end having to build a homemade amp eventually, I'm using Amazon specials now for theamp and wires, lol.

[@Salamethusayn]

Hi mate, fantastic video, can't wait to give this a go. I take it multiple layers of silver plated wire as opposed to silver filled copper wire doesn't cut it due to the lack of silver or would it come close? I have witnessed different cables, constructions and materials make a very obvious difference to the sounds presented by speakers. I have 12 gauge pure ofc copper twisted cables, very thick, very nice. They pack a very heavy and boomy bad without any eq. In the other hand, I have a pair of clearway x cables from three cord shop and they produce amazing top end clarity, sounds I cannot even hear with my thick copper cables, but don't pack the same boomy punch. So with the two biwired together, produce a fantastic result. I can appreciate your cables fully. Thank you.

[@anthonyburford724]

Thanks for the very easy to follow video. I’ve made 3 cables for my L,R,C. Speakers. It has transformed my listening experience for about £250. I can’t think of another way to get soo much out that kind of money WOW what a difference a cable can make Thanks again, Anthony

[@TheNLHAZE]

Yes it makes a beautiful difference this guy it is very intelligent and I thank him very much for showing his talent to us😊

[@minhbao7863]

Thank you Sir. Now that’s Quality cable

[@TheNLHAZE]

Amen to that 👍🍺👍

[@RobWhittlestone]

VERY INTERESTING! I run the Kimber/Russ Andrews Crystal 24 and am very pleased with them. If these are SERIOUSLY better, I think I must make a pair! All thenbest, Rob in Switzerland

[@tonynewman1694]

Great video, might need to finish mine now.

[@kencoughy]

What is the theory behind the different guages of wire twisted together to make one conductor? Is it just to get the smallest finished O.D. with the greatest cross sectional area of wire with minimal air gap between strands? How many twists per meter?

[@Fabianjaxson]

Instead of taking the inner tube out of the silver casing, you could first pop the two pre-made wires into the inner black tube about an inch or so and tape that temporarily. Then simply remove the black tube whilst feeding the two wires through at the same time and voiding the issue of snags at the same time 👍🏽

[@nialloreilly3210]

Fantastic, thanks for all your help.

[@BenjaminJGold]

Does this cable need the wire braid for the earth connection?

[@tweakerman]

You can build these cables with or without the braid, the braid is for shielding, therefore it works best if it's earthed. Some people like to shield every cable, but I don't, I find that cables without shielding sound more open, but for these cables, I think they sound better shielded, but it's personal taste, thanks for commenting & watching 👍

[@gunslinger1160]

What is the diameter of the tinned copper

[@BW-xr1mv]

Hope I have time to get this made , thanks

[@BW-xr1mv]

@@helmut3356 no idea what you mean ?

[@P194-s3i]

Awesome video!

[@marklabbett2605]

2 people , solder both ends and use 2 drills(one forward one in reverse) to twist from both end you will end up with a far neater and even twist.

[@jolkraeremeark6949]

Wouldn't the drills need to be both forward or both reverse?

[@marklabbett2605]

@@jolkraeremeark6949 my mistake

[@BWWGL9]

What is the name of the Music played at the beginning of this Video? Great intuitional DYI... Thanks

[@1957CRAZYDJ]

Since when do we need shielding for speaker cables. at low Z this is nit required ??

[@davidabenza2039]

tweaker man at his best. Congrats for the video. Your wires are making my system sing!

[@TheNLHAZE]

Yes sir thank you very much for showing us this great Hobby and talent😊😊

[@TheNLHAZE]

Wow that is the BEST CABLE BULID I have ever seen can I please pay you to make me a few please sir !!🙏

[@rikardekvall3433]

Hi and thanks for all these cool tweaks. On the index picture for this video, you have ferrite cores on the cable. Any information about those? Don’t know if you have shown it before but how do I ground my speakers inside the cabinet? Thanks in advance.

[@alexanderstavrinos7685]

Hi there, thanks for the informative videos. could you use heat shrink instead of ptfe tape? thanks

[@tweakerman]

Hello, ptfe tape sounds the best, heat shrink would not sound as good, thanks for commenting & watching 👍

[@alexanderstavrinos7685]

@@tweakerman thanks mate! Appreciate all your hard work!!

[@joetink1354]

no....stop making me build cables ! ... my local builder merchants thinks I have a gas leak with the amount on PTFE I'm getting through ! Great vid though fella.. I was hoping you'd do a solid conductor version ..

[@joetink1354]

Out of interesting, with the initial twisting of the conductors and then the twisting of the final product, what sort of length loss did you see? would be good to know what the shrinkage looks like to help order the right lengths etc. did you start off with 2m cut wires and end up with 1m final product etc.. ?

[@garysandison904]

Are the cables directional as a lot of manufacturers seem to advertise this if so which way do they go ? Is it the way they twist from the amp end or does it make no difference thanks for a great video

[@tweakerman]

The cables can go either way, but once you choose the way, that's the way you should keep them, because they will break-in that way, if you understand me, thanks for commenting & watching 👍

[@colinmclelland5364]

My speakers are not equidistant from my system. It’s fat cable, i’m not sure i can arrange additional. Can you use different length cables? Secondly, how would you adjust the design for bi-wire speakers?

[@RorieShade]

So wait you are twisting the bare wire together? Or is the wire have some sort of laquer layer on each strand?

[@chriswilliams67]

I'd be tempted to spray the bare wire with Deoxit, which cleans and coats, at the start AND wear gloves while handling them.

[@rudyd6239]

Tweaker man I truly enjoy your designs. I've built your ultra high end interconnects for my Oppo CD player. I will build your speaker cables as well. However I was going to use the ultra high end interconnects for my turntable. How do I 'Tweak' your design so that I have interconnects going from my turntable to my Acous tech phone preamp then interconnects going to my Anthem processor/receiver for my turntable? Do I just add Shielding? if so how or what design do you recommend? Thank you in advance for your reply.

[@tweakerman]

Hi Rudy, just add some Silverplated copper braid, that will sheild them, so you can use them on a turntable, thanks for commenting & watching👍

[@gunslinger1160]

What size is the tinned copper braid

[@tweakerman]

Hello gunslinger, 12.5mm braid, here's a link www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263851562555?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=z85cyeo4Ree&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=2K85FN0wTVW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Thanks for commenting & watching👍

[@TheSpeedsta]

Can you use ptfe tubing as opposed to the tape? Great video cheers 👍

[@tweakerman]

Hello James, yes you can, but the tape gives better sound, thanks for commenting & watching👍

[@gunslinger1160]

Can I just use 10mm wire

[@davelaidlaw3795]

Great video. Why do you use different gauges of wire to make the cable ?

[@tweakerman]

Hello Dave, it give better sound across the frequency's, thanks for commenting & watching👍

[@JoJanDiezel]

Hi! I can find only 0.15mm (0,4 0,6 0,8 no problem). Can I use it instead of 0.315? And how to combine it? 4x0,15 or 8x0,15 or else?

[@rudyd6239]

Tweaker man I ran short of the 0.80mm wire. However I have more then enough 0.40mm. Can I replace (not all) some of the 0.80mm with double 0.40mm wire?

[@tweakerman]

Hello Rudy, I have tried that in my design, how many 0.8mm have you got so far?

[@rudyd6239]

@@tweakerman I have two sets of five 2.0m cable plus 3 cables left that need 2 more 2m cable lengths. them I will need 5 more 0.8mm cables at 2m lengths too complete the set of 5x4 .

[@brendanmccarthy4218]

Can anybody help me if possible? As a DIY rookie, I have just completed a 3m set of these cables and am now about to terminate for the first time ever. When on the hi-fi collective website it seems as if need to be careful is sourcing a banana plug that will accept the particular gauge (AWG) for the cable used. What do the 19strands used in this design equate to in AWG terms? Any advice on specific high quality copper or copper/ silver plated bananas would be gratefully received. Same goes for spades that I need for the jumper cables I have used on the same design. Many thanks.

[@tweakerman]

These are brilliant plugs, that will fit. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285207576299?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=o1sqtemstsk&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=2K85FN0wTVW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Thanks for your comments 👍

[@tweakerman]

Or these www.ebay.co.uk/itm/385748523651?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110018%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.COMPLISTINGS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20221018081743%26meid%3Df9ff299a8de34ada98859eadb0e71aff%26pid%3D101430%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D285207576299%26itm%3D385748523651%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2332490%26algv%3DCompVIDesktopATF2V2&_trksid=p2332490.c101430.m2460&itmprp=cksum%3A385748523651f9ff299a8de34ada98859eadb0e71aff%7Cenc%3AAQAIAAAA8A%252FX5kvtcYFtPo%252BGm1mGYerOzU8rTiAsak%252BS7bLZvYpctTYSAtfRE3pAp9pPNf%252BMxx6wQ5%252BYeoJGEHPcJAbHvf70Rd84TeBUSZf4gZcassMzrYxScOEXlH0uctLw5XQDteDzeC3OC7Ka6O9gK6FA7tU3YLpkTnVpPHXL%252BzS2%252FrScqSgbbvlLHaSl6oZeI%252FE2w4g0kQXlODekovWDT9XOVlN7I8S8v0BQk%252FQsSiubacq40woaAlKSGw3ud8sgkzQ%252FEQumGR4lVwwQqg0gR6%252BWbiSpOf1sRJ0T%252BSobF20IeNY7pKrBwvsx5iWuJkRo3hVozA%253D%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2332490&itmmeta=01HR2HJEXXN617H23XR6VFJPY1

[@joetink1354]

Building these over the weekend Ian, 2x 2.3m lengths, so far its a 10x reels of PTFE, fiddly but worth it ! On the earthing braid, I've not got an earth on the power amp, Could find a screw to use on the casing, but is there a way to build an earthing socket etc.. i.e. with 4mm banana plugs that you can use for various items ?

[@tweakerman]

You could put a 4mm banana Earth plug into the casing of your amp, that's quite easy to do, or alternatively, connect the Earth to one of the screws on the amplifier casing, thanks for commenting & watching👍

[@deanbull7767]

Shame about your sons, but if their not interested you just know that they will go into whatever they are doing half hearted. You never know one or the other may get some interest in the same hobby as you one day, Never can tell with the young ones. Never mind keep on making these interesting vids.

[@kencoughy]

The objective being to have a conductor that does not introduce any change to the signal travelling from amplifier to speaker. Allow the speaker to "hear" exactly what the amplifier is delivering. So for all this effort you want to be sure that your amplifier is producing a high-fidelity signal and that your loud speakers can faithfully transform that electrical signal into sound waves in the air. Hopefully your ears and brain will enjoy the difference. I can hardly wait to build a set for myself.

[@marklabbett2605]

how about ptfe tubing instead of the tape?

[@chriswilliams67]

I'm guessing tape is simply cheaper.

[@Kowinaida]

Which cables have you tried as a comparison?

[@tweakerman]

Kimber Select pure silver, thanks for commenting & watching.

[@ericstefko4852]

Cool video those look like some impressive cables. I never until now have seen a ground wire with speaker cables; where are they connected?

[@tweakerman]

The ground is connected to either the amplifier casing or some speaker have a earth terminals, thanks for commenting & watching👍

[@randall65100]

I cant source the material in the US or am I missing something

[@tweakerman]

Hello, this is the company I use www.wires.co.uk/acatalog/silver_filled.html They will ship to the U.S. Thanks fof commenting & watching👍

[@jamescollins6085]

What are the benefits of grounding a speaker cable?

[@denisreed4701]

Zero!

[@jamescollins6085]

@@denisreed4701 I don't know of any speakers that support grounding anyway.

[@Tchunone]

The grounded metal sheath creates a Faraday cage. It is only necessary to connect it on one side, on the amplifier side, to be operational. This allows the cables to be isolated from electromagnetic radiation; radio, mobile, wifi, etc. You should also be aware that audio amplifiers use feedback outputs to reduce their distortion. Part of the signal is reinjected, and the presence of unwanted electromagnetic signals undermines this correction.

[@jamescollins6085]

@@Tchunone I see, thank you for explaining.

[@zenlunatic25]

You should wear gloves when handling the wire.

[@RorieShade]

And why do you think the teflon tape gives “better” sound vs teflon tubing? And hold on a minute what criteria do you use to define “better” sound anyway?????

[@chriswilliams67]

My assumption from watching this is simply that tape is probably cheaper than tubing.

[@madmeister407]

What is the capacitance of the cable? Is the cable directional? And how does it measure up against similar priced commercial cables. We need to know this if you claim it to be possibly the best speaker cable in the world. Also what is the diameter of the cable? Will it fit into 4mm banana plugs because you seem very keen to avoid fitting plugs. It's unusual to fit a drain wire to a speaker cable, can you provide the data as to why you have used a drain wire, or are you just hoping people think it's a valid addition.

[@dab9742]

In my humble opinion, and what seems perfectly logical, and unavoidable, is that the best cable in the world can only have the lowest resistance, the lowest inductance, the lowest capacitance all per meter. Moreover, it must have the highest insulation between the two potentials, i.e. the +, and the - A manufacturer who does not provide these parameters, should not be taken seriously... Any other explanation or theory should be considered as snake oil !

[@Projacked1]

wow, now that's a fat cable.....

[@len9518]

I build the best speaker cable, by going to the store, buying a cheap estension cable for @1.69, cutting off the connectors, and connecting the ends to my amp and speakers. Sounds at least as good as anything you make. DOing this for decades.

[@TheNLHAZE]

This man is taking the time to show you a true skill and you shit all over him with a smart comment I'm sure your speakers sound wonderful to you but I can assure you using cheap ass cable absolutely does work would bet my life on it I also would bet my life on the sound quality not being as good respect your elders this man took the time to show you a true Talent please be more respectful the other adults in the future this is true Talent he did not have to take his time and show you this shit🖕

[@denisreed4701]

Totally pointless…..but looks good!

[@listeningto8371]

HA ha ha. You are a one.

[@IsmaelMartinezPR]

There is a lot of Snake oil here as well as nonsense engineering. ei why would you ground one side not the other.

[@dalesanderson4764]

The ground should be static. Zero current flow multiple grounds any where in audio is usually bad (noise ) I AGREE with tweaked man.

[@IsmaelMartinezPR]

@@dalesanderson4764 there is no science to back that claim up. You don't need multiple grounds as the mains in most developed countries are connected to ground. If you have noise that you can hear and goes away with a ground, you have a serious problem that a speaker wire is not the solution.

[@younglowed227]

😂😂😂😂 bla bla bla speak from ignorance.

[@IsmaelMartinezPR]

@@younglowed227 Ignorance sure, That points more to you than to me

[@michaelstevenfriedlander4583]

Sorry Genius. The first thing you learn about speaker cables is: NEVER shield a speaker cable! It builds up capacitance that can damage the amplifier AND it kills the high frequencies. Congratulations. NEVER use a shielded cable for speakers with a tube amp. It can destroy the output transformer. Next: learn HOW before you destroy somebody's power amp.

[@wombatau]

High output so might not be necessary anyway. Twisted or well spaced and well insulated conductors are probably enough.

[@wilfredmay-u9f]

more speaker bollocks.

[@edvdploeg1]

Nice video. But sorry, there is no best speakercable of the world. There is no best speakers of the world etc.

[@tweakerman]

Have you listened to this speaker cable?

[@edvdploeg1]

@@tweakerman No why should I?

[@itsonlyme9938]

Tweaker man needs to come down to earth.

[@rikardekvall3433]

Okay, what are yours Probably Best Speaker Cables in the world? Same goes for Speakers? We all want to know, probably.

[@Yradex]

Probably NOT!!!

[@marozaton1406]

Thanks to this video, serious cable producers will allways be busy! Dear friend, you made few hudge mistakes!

[@ralphdaub]

@marozaton1406 care to share what those are?

[@AmazonasBiotop]

No, my cables is the best in the world. 😉🤣 Why do you use inferior material when trying to do the "best"? Sould you not use the best conductors then. Not some wannabe silver conductor that is silver filled copper.. 🤔 Everyone knows and it is proven that pure silver is a better conductor than copper, so it is beyond me why using copper when trying to do world "best". 🤔 Use gage, purity, multi/solid strand and hardness (like dead soft) properties to get the sound you want. Then you have the best of the best. Or at least better..😉 It is not OK to say "I don't like the sound of silver" when only listened to one pair that had suboptimal properties that I mentioned above. That is not representative for example you can't compare the same gage of two pairs of speaker wire when silver is the better conductor then that have to be accounted for so that the ratio in gauge is adjusted for. It will not be a easy if done. The same goes for the white dielectric tape you use closest to the conductor. We know also that air is the best dielectric and cutton is next best dielectric. So useing cutton instead than the PTFE tape that is not the "best" but very good. There are actually 3mm thick tubing made of cutton and it is to slide on the conductor even in long runs. 😍 Why I am saying that my is better.. we only do one pair and nobody else can exactly reproduce or easily make a exact copy and compare..🤔 Your video is great to get close to that reproduction capability! 👍 It will always be "one of a kind". 😍

[@tweakerman]

Hello 10% silver filled copper, gives you 95% of the quality as pure silver, yes pure silver is better, but only 5%, & five times more expensive, thanks for commenting & watching

[@Projacked1]

The difference between the two is minimal, I have tested it. I would definitely recommend pure silver on the interconnects, especially towards a separate DAC. There you notice it right away.

[@joetink1354]

@@Projacked1 Agree, I followed a previous video and made solid silver interconnects to run to my Qutest DAC... superb quality

[@AmazonasBiotop]

Thank you all to confirm that solid silver is the best one to use.👍 When making the best possible cable as a DIY including the effort and time plowed down into the fabrication and research. Then you save money when doing it by yourself so why not go for the best materials that is possible to get.🤔 Yes I understand that silver is much more costly. But by DIY then it is obtainable to get the best. Compared to if a well known brand used the same quality level. It is a cost saving compromise and not a optimization. Yes, I feel the pain the silver is costly. 😢 My speaker wires were the most expensive "part" when building my own power amplifiers (one for each channel).🎵🎶

[@Projacked1]

@@AmazonasBiotop Silver filled does some serious magic on more vintage speakers and tube pre-amps. Agreed on pure silver but silver filled might sound better on certain systems. The soon the technical part is in the way, you lose lpleasure in listening. I follow my ears , and especially speaker placement(!) . Without proper placement you miss out half of the fun. I have a great trick for getting a perfect image. Once you're done tweaking positions, turn your back to the sound, and re-tweak the centre image and sides. Go back and forth until it sounds perfect like that. Then turn around, have some tea and enjoy. You will hear the difference immediately. The end result is super .

[@nealet9967]

Theres as much 'snake oil' in this build as most expensive cables! The fact is, most any decent low resistance cable will do. In all honesty, this cable probably offers that, so will sound OK. But you offer no reasoning for using variable diameter strands, nor effectively randomly arranging them together. Capacitance can affect frequency response, but who knows what capacitance these will have without measurement given the repeated / random use of ptfc tape. And why silver plated copper is going to sound any different to copper is not explained. Certainly there'll be no effective measured difference, provided you use a decent gauge cable. You offer little explanation for adding a steel braid to your speaker cable. What do you connect your braid to? While this could feasibly improve the sound in your system it would only be of use if you are laying power cables close to signal cables, or have a very noisy environment (in electrical terms). If you are observing good cable dressing it is wholly unecessary. What's more, without separately shrink wrapping the two cores of your cable you are relying on the (very thin) ptfc for electrical insulation. Do not flex these too much -any break or tear in the ptfc could lead to a short (with potentially devastating consequences for your amp!). As for 'stopping electrostatic build up in the cable by putting cotton piping in it'......ermm....well if you say so. I'm all for diy, but not simply for the sake of it. Van Damme (a manufacturer you use for interconnects in some of your other videos) make some good value speaker cable too. I'd personally stick with those or any decent quality copper cables with sufficient gauge for you amps. Just as good & cheaper still!!