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Thinking out of the box here. It might make some defensive

I was thinking, that all the different wire constructions and purities is pointless if they are tied to a connecter. How can the signal carry the purist signal when it has to be compromised by the mercy of a connecter. Why not make a solid wire out of the connecter and use the bare wire for the connecter? Same end result. I’m not an engineer but it seems to me it would sound the same. Right? The end product is only as good as its weakest link. I’m beginning to think speaker cables are too over rated . I switched out my $1500 cables for some 10 gauge $20 copper wire with bare ends and I will say if there was any difference it was slight. I do know my amp doesn’t clip like it used too. And music is louder and more dynamic. I tried some 12 gauge and couldn’t tell any difference from the 10. And yes all the cable lengths were 8 foot. If you want the purist signal then you would have to take the wire and run it right through the speaker and bypass the terminals. So my question to the electrical educated members here is how can the signal arrive intact if it has to be transmitted through a connecter and then to the speaker terminals. It makes me think speaker wire is not all that important. I’m just saying. I don’t mean to be starting a war here.
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islandmandan
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As was brought up before, some of us would not be well served by wiring directly. I have two amps that I swap in and out on a regular basis, so I have two identical sets of 12 gauge solid silver in Teflon tubing, with Furutech locking terminals. The connectors had to be used as speaker terminals don't have holes for bare wire connecting.

The sound? In one word, stunning, to me, and any visitors. Too much emphasis is put on cabling and the hype that goes along with it. Once you get a good sounding system, just forget about cables and enjoy your system and the music.  

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Due to some overlooked factors that oft arise, comparing cables is fraught with difficulties. For one thing when people switch cables they destroy the subtle mechanical electrical interface of the connectors that takes time to reestablish itself, I don’t know - a few days? Also, many times cables are not broken in when evaluated. Thus, most cable comparisons are invalid. They can all sort of sound the same. It’s not that easy to generalize about cables for other reasons too. Like how many thumbs the tester has, etc.
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Well...I’m missing half a thumb...
none the less when  I went from a basic stranded cable  to a relatively inexpensive AQ type 4, well run-in.
Every listener heard a substantial improvement. 

I wonder how it is we keep debating observable changes because we don’t have the abililty to quantify them in theoretical terms.  It seems that the lack is in the science not the nature it attempts to describe.

Just felt like I’d like to liven things up in an age old controversy. 

Oh oh here’s another beaten path... went to a double run in basic biwire configuration.  Again each listener, even my thoroughly uninterested other half, remarked on excellent improvement in clarity and smoothness.  And I’d told no one there’d been a change. 
So: in conclusion- it woiks fah me.  No ..I don’t have anything to measure it with but ears.  
Does that mean it’s not real?
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kijanki
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Who else here can’t tell little if no difference in high priced speaker cables?
  Are you asking who else cannot hear?  Perhaps you can make your point stronger by asking people who can hear not to post?

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Kijanki. I would like to hear from some more opened minded and unbiased people that dont always equate something expensive as being better. 
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