Speaker cables from Japan - a comparative review.
Introduction Here are three speaker cables that DO NOT (i) come in elaborate wood boxes with certificates, (ii) have a diameter larger than garden hose, (iii) suspend your equipment in the air with their stiffness, and (iv) have price tags exceeding the average annual household income in most developing nations. Instead, you have three flexible and easy to strip speaker cables that are affordable enough to be purchased by almost anyone. Description Belden Studio 814 (JPY 1,000 / m) This is actually the thickest cable of the lot. Internally, there are two insulated conductors, one white and one red. The conductors are stranded copper. I couldn't find any specifications on this cable, except that the wire gauge is 14 AWG OFC. Nanotec Golden Strada #79 Special (JPY 822 / m) This is the most exotic cable in the mix, with the copper conductors coated in a nano particle mix of silver and gold, suspended in natural oil as a colloid. The copper conductors consist of 7 strands of 0.5 mm di