Hopefully this is a dumb question. I used some KnuKonceptz Karma SS Bi-Wire. It has 4 individually encased wires twisted in one large jacket. Here they are below.
Knukonceptz product detail for KARMA SS 12 GAUGE BI-WIRE SPEAKER WIRE
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Anyways, I was trying to determine corresponding ends on the line because they weren't labeled. So I sent 12v from the positive terminal of a power cell down one end of one of the four wires and connected the negative power cell terminal to the negative output on the volt meter I was using.
Then with the positive on the volt meter I measure each end of the other side of the wires to determine matching ends. Well I found the 12+ volts on the other end of one wire, but the thing was, was that the other 3 wires measured 0.15 volts in one jacket and 0.25 volts in the other side's jacket.
So I am worried about possible cross talk since there are two channels of speaker wire twisted together. I am thinking it won't happen and it was just like that because the wires weren't attached to the amps and no ground was present. And it was just like a giant antenna.
Should I be concerned that I will have cross signal pollution between the two channels? I am guessing the twisted nature of the 4 speaker wires does well to reject outside interference, but it doesn't help insulation between the twisted wires themselves.
Am I worrying about nothing? I'm rusty on my physics. thanks for the help.
Knukonceptz product detail for KARMA SS 12 GAUGE BI-WIRE SPEAKER WIRE
Anyways, I was trying to determine corresponding ends on the line because they weren't labeled. So I sent 12v from the positive terminal of a power cell down one end of one of the four wires and connected the negative power cell terminal to the negative output on the volt meter I was using.
Then with the positive on the volt meter I measure each end of the other side of the wires to determine matching ends. Well I found the 12+ volts on the other end of one wire, but the thing was, was that the other 3 wires measured 0.15 volts in one jacket and 0.25 volts in the other side's jacket.
So I am worried about possible cross talk since there are two channels of speaker wire twisted together. I am thinking it won't happen and it was just like that because the wires weren't attached to the amps and no ground was present. And it was just like a giant antenna.
Should I be concerned that I will have cross signal pollution between the two channels? I am guessing the twisted nature of the 4 speaker wires does well to reject outside interference, but it doesn't help insulation between the twisted wires themselves.
Am I worrying about nothing? I'm rusty on my physics. thanks for the help.