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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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uberwaltz
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I’m full of them.
  I REALLY had to bite my tongue there...…..

Kimber cable at $10? Would be shocked if it was genuine, no offense..... 
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dave_b
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Tons of Audioquest forgeries as well!
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dave_b
GK has a bit of a point, of course many of the cables I’ve used are directional.

But not any of the stranded ones, yes?
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geoffkait
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It looks like I got a bite on that “I’m full of them” line. They’re bitin’ today! 
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dave_b
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My MIT’s and Transparent cables are directional...even some old M series Monster cables I have are directional.  
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