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Speaker wire... Diy?

I am new to this, so please bare with me. I always thought 12 gauge speaker wire, bare on each end, was best. But there is Kimber, Nord, etc, that seem to be incrementally better! Can I buy the components and put together my own $17000 speaker wires? If so, where can they be purchased, and which are good enough to be used? Which terminations are best for sound? Which wire? Length? Guage? 
ddjr
glupson
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This thread is at risk of slowly evolving into one of those discussing legal, ethical, performance, and a few more implications of buying potential knock-off cables on eBay.
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pcc67
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I could not read all of this, because it's the same old beating each other up.  But I have used a few different cables nordost and others. I have Transparent cables, I believe they are entry level with network box. They are better than the others I have listened to.  With that being said, I have never listened to any DIY cables. But I do believe that one could be successful in making cables.  And when it comes to DIY,  it's about the adventure.  That in itself is worth the time and trouble.  Transparent does make nice cables.
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ddjr OP
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Pcc67 thanks for the input. What did you mean by "network box"?
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