| class="googleright"> | | | | Inductance is an audible transfer of a hum, buzz, |
| I get asked questions quite often during an | | | | noise or interference transferred from one cable |
| installation for advise about cabling techniques. One | | | | to another cable. In quite simple terms, noise on |
| of the most often asked questions is | | | | one cable goes to another within a certain |
| âCan't I just run my speaker cables right | | | | distance. |
| beside my power cablesâ or | | | | Electrical cables have A/C (alternating current) |
| âcan speaker wires run next to electrical | | | | running through them. A typical home in America |
| cables?â The quick short answer is | | | | has 110 Volts A/C at 60Hz (hertz). Some A/C |
| âNoâ, with a quick explanation of | | | | outlets (used for Dryers, Stoves and other limited |
| noise. I want to cover why running speaker wires | | | | devices) have 220 Volts A/C at 60Hz. Some |
| next to electrical cables is a bad idea. | | | | countries use 110 at 50Hz or 220 at 50Hz. |