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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? 
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geoffkait
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I think you probably mean insulation, not shielding. But, you’re right, there are many variables involved, thus making it rather difficult to prove solid core vs stranded. Purity of metal, type of metal, type of dielectric material, break in, shielded vs non shielded, directionality, geometry, cryogenically treated or not, etc.

It’s what I chose to believe. - Dr. Elizabeth. Shaw in Prometheus
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Awe man...now I have to like you GK!!  Prometheus quote 😝. Alien fan perhaps?
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I’m full of them. 
ddjr OP
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Just bought a Kimber cable on eBay for $10! I'll try it out. But the helix cable looks interesting
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Probably a forgery;(
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