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CHAPTER 4
Selecting Cable
Speaker wire and interconnecting cables are an important component in any
audio system. With a system such as the Project Everest, they assume a
new level of importance.
The Project Everest loudspeakers are internally wired with proprietary, high-
quality copper cables, specially designed for JBL. The same care that was given
to the selection of the internal system wiring should be afforded to the selection
and application of the cables that will connect Project Everest loudspeakers to
other system components.
It is advisable to use high-quality wire and to select the highest grade wire
available from the manufacturer. Many manufacturers produce audiophile
cables worth considering for Project Everest. As with all electronics and
associated components, however, every manufacturer offers products of
varying quality to suit a range of budgets and applications.
We recommend using an audiophile-quality speaker wire of not less than 16-
gauge for connections of up to 15 feet (5 meters) as a minimum requirement.
Project Everest specialist dealers have the experience and knowledge to
recommend suitable speaker wire to best complement a particular system.
For maximum signal purity, it is advisable to place the amplifier(s) as close as
possible to the loudspeakers, even if this means that a longer distance will be
needed between the amplifier(s) and preamplifier.
The left and right speaker/amplifier connections should be the same length. If
the distance between one speaker and the amplifier(s) is greater than the other
speaker and amplifier(s), use the longer length of wire for both connections.
For bi-wire connections, the same type of wires may be used for both
low-frequency and high-frequency sections to reduce wire effects (resistance,
inductance, etc.) and to avoid intermodulation of low and high frequencies
in the wires. Specialized wires for low-frequency and high-frequency
