I would expect something like this from Stereophile - Yes, damping factor is important, but using a large enough gauge of wire will give a fraction of an ohm of resistance: not enough to make a difference in damping factor. Most people don't realize that the inductors that are in all conventional loudspeakers contribute much more resistance/reactance than even a relatively small gauge speaker cable. If inadequate damping factor is really a concern, bi-amping by using an external electronic crossover, and no passive crossover in the speaker is the only way to go. Interconnects are expensive and prone to picking up interferrence, especially long ones: that is much more of a real concern than any imagined loss of damping.

This is the main reason I stopped my subscription to Stereophile years ago.

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