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? 
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pindac
On a side note ESL 57’s were not the speaker in use on the day of the comparisons.
I am myself a owner of 57’s, and like the the suggestion of investigating how to remove the attached electronics and make them function as standalone off board contained devices.
As for the stripping of the Grills and the Dust covers, and then putting the 57’s or any Quad ESL into daily use,it might just be worth offering a description of what this could mean for oneself, or another person or pet, if they were to make contact with a unprotected Quad Fully Charged Stator.

>>>>>>I never had any issues with naked Quads, myself. Obviously care should be taken. It’s not for everyone. By the way, how much charge is on a Fully Charged Stator?
My 30+ year old 'Monster Cable' sound fabulous.....and I suppose they are sufficiently "burned in" by now.  ;-)
"Volts tickle. It’s the amps that get ya."

It is about Joules.

geoffkait,

As a side note, the knowledgeable statement you made is nicely supported by experiments of that guy you had named "loser" elsewhere. What was his name? Oh yes, Tesla.