On Thu, 14 Nov 2002 16:59:20 GMT, "XR4Ti" wrote:
>"chrisv" wrote in message
>news:e6j7tukjhrvgu16lob0js35bbbfa197h1b@4ax.com...

>> An example: Cable one is 100' long, of 22 gauge wire. Cable two is
>> 100' long, 90' of which is 16 gauge wire, and 10' of which is only 22
>> gauge.
>>
>> Obviously, cable two in the above example has much less resistance.

>Actually the limiting factor here is the resistance of the 22 gauge section.
>Look at it this way, if I have a 10 ohm resistor in series with a 50 ohm
>resistor, then I am always going to have at least 50 ohms of resistance. I
>cannot make that any better by putting a 5 ohm resistor in place of the 10
>ohm resistor.
>
>Inside you amplifier you will find a piece of wire connecting the output
>transistor to the speaker terminal. If you use speaker wire that is a larger
>size than the internal piece of wire you are wasting your time and your
>wire.
>
>Do you understand this now?
>
>That, my friend is the point of what I am saying. I am most certainly NOT
>WRONG! You, on the other hand, are wrong.

Sorry, but I think the first example is more relevant.
Unless the small piece of wire inside the amp (or speaker...)
were so small in guage as to introduce significant
impedance (this is unlikely) compared with
the heavier longer section, its effect *must* be
relatively (and proportionally) minimal...