No one actually knows how to lculate what speaker cable they need

The cables prices do not reflect the elements prices of the crud market. You know and all know that they are price is irrelevant of the material cost they are made of. You have a tendency to twist everything in your favor, regardless of what the truth is. It may show who you are and what your priorities are. Still, none have to do with my thread. So far the prove of two dear members who posted their share is on my side. I have one more of a friend from Vancouver BC. (Was posted at an early stage of this thread). More will follow soon. What is it you have on your side? Pickles (sour) posts. The Burn was your issue. You brought it up. I condemned it from the beginning. It is mostly relevant to equipment and systems never over a wire. Your support over the other thread on the subject is clear. You also hold about 50% of the 756 posts of that thread, even thou it's not yours.

I am King of Lies and King of Truth. I did not bring up burn-in. You did. I brought up directionality and cryogenics. You may carry on with your Inquisition.

Neither. Lies are intentional non-truth. Even the king part is debatable.

I'm no king and I'm no liar. A man is only as good as his word. I stand behind my word. Do you.

Gasbaggery aside, although in this thread it would render the page virtually empty, most high end cable manufacturers make worthwhile products in gauges that are apt for nearly anything, and unless you need to run 160 feet of wire for some reason you likely need not worry about the inane minutiae proffered here. Directionality has been noted on cables for decades, ditto the understanding of copper purity, and mind numbing exclamations using obscure factoids by hand wringing self appointed "expert" worriers, offering non-issue issues for others to pontificate (or rant) about, simply harsh the mellow of the party. Buy cables from reputable companies, plug 'em in, and try to think about the music instead of musings from thin skinned geeks.