Short speaker cable recommendation

Grannyring,
Thank you. I'm going to attempt your suggestion of doubling up the WE 16ga at some point today, plan on a weekend of listening. A side benefit to to me with this WE 16ga and Belden combo is that my wife also think it's the best combo we've ever had, she is really digging the sound now, and very enthused about listening. Like you said above I wish some of our Agon friends would give this combo a go.

Soon I will begin wiring up my speakers! change crossover and capacitor. Then it's Little Mo (Coincident Dynamo 34SE) turn. I'll make the the
capacitor, resistor, and wiring change there as well according to Yazaki-san sage advice. I'll keep you posted. Best, Rob

I finished putting the WE wire inside my speakers, my outboard crossover
and even inside both my amps! Sublime for sure.

Have fun with your projects!

May try the Arizona caps at $25 per cap. The Jupiter caps are so special I
am dragging my feet on this one. Not sure if I should get the blue or green
Catus. Called Arizona Cap and they were absolutely no help at all. They
have no idea what their caps sound like!

The Jeff Day article is vague at best on how to use both caps in general. It
seems like trial and error for each piece of gear by mixing the two. Not sure
I want to go there.....

Grannyring,
Thanks for the info. I'm going to trust that all will work out and I am going to have fun. As I said, I am a novice, will sweat bullets with knees knocking, but it will get done. Thank G-d my brother will be there to hold my hand and rescue me if I make a mistake...he has been doing stereo DIY for 40 years. Best, Rob

Hey all,
Just returned from riding my bike across Iowa and am now thinking about putting together some new cables with the WE 16 and 14 awg and Belden 8402 I received just before I left.
My question is whether to solder or crimp - crimping could include either tightening the bare wire in the binding posts or attaching the wire to spades using my hydraulic crimping tool.
The ICs will be soldered to my Furutech FP-601/602 balanced connectors, since there is no crimp option with those connectors but, with the speaker cables, I could either crimp or solder.
Although I like crimped connections for speaker cable I make from bare copper wire, I suspect soldrering is the superior connection for tinned wire, since it should provide a more direct connection between the copper base materials of the wire and the spade. A hand tight crimp through tinned wire is not typically thought to be an optimal connection.
OTOH, tinned wire is typically thought to be inferior to bare copper for audio purposes in every respect, except for resistance to corrosion, so it is interesting how good everyone thinks this wire sounds, particularly since I suspect the "tinning" material of wire this old may have lead in it, and lead has been taboo in the "audiophile" community for several years now (although I have stubbornly continued to use my roll of Cardas Quad Eutechtic solder for all my soldering jobs).
As it stands, I plan to solder all the connections, but I would be interested in hearing from any of you who have tried it both ways.

Ok, forget everything you think about tinned and stranded etc.....this wire will destroy past understandings. Really. No connectors is by far the best! Please just use bare wire if possible. Give it all 30 hours before comment!