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Will power cable work well as speaker cable?

The reason I'm asking is I'm trying to find oyaide tunami nigo speaker cable in the U.S. & nobody has it. This is supposed to be the same as the tunami power cord with the exception of the ground. VH audio has the power cable. I've made a couple of these using Neotec connectors & am thoroughly impressed with it as power cable. Hearing things I've never heard before in amazing clarity. VH audio (which BTW is a great company) does have Oyaide Across 2000 they sell in bulk for speaker cable. Anyone using that? If so what are your thoughts?
boxer12
boxer12 OP
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Treadman,
Yes, that is what I'm looking for. Have you ever done business with them? 
lak & bar81,
I agree that Chris is a great guy to work with. I took your advice and asked him. He said it will work as speaker cable. He isn't fond of shielded speaker cable though which is why he carries the Across 2000 instead of the Nigo. I'm going to try it. Worst case if I don't like the results, I'll make 2 more power cords out of it. Thanks for the suggestion. 
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treadman
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No, I have never done business with them; however, Rakuten keeps a tight rein on its vendors.
boxer12 OP
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Thanks treadman, I'll keep them in mind in the future

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toddverrone
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You could, gasp, dissect the cable and get rid of the shield. Throw some tech flex over it and call it a day. If you don't like the shielded sound, that is.
williewonka
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@boxer12 - having tried many different cables types over the years I would not personally opt for a power cable to drive my speakers. The third conductor can cause lots of noise.

There are lots of options out there and if you are looking for great quality copper, something Oyaide is renown for, take a look at the various options from Van den Hul. I've personally owned their Clearwater (small speakers), CS-122 (mid to large) and D352 (floor standing) models. All are excellent perofrmers. 

A big step up from that are the KLEI gZero2 speaker cables from KLE Innovations. Excellent all round performers with deep rich but very controlled bass - I have a 3 meter set if interested or a 3m set of the gZero6 (even better)

If DIY is your thing take a look at these ...
http://image99.net/blog/files/d048bbacfce9bcad4a025be804771d9a-76.html

The HELIX are the best I've tried to date - superb details, deep, controlled bass, lightning fast dynamic performance and an immense image - but they do take around 200 hours to sound therm very best.

Hope that helps - Steve
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