Speaker wire... Diy?

OP

I whole heartedly encourage you to try making your own cables after you have decided which direction to pursue.

It will certainly cost a lot less and be educational in the extreme.

But yes a lot of choices to narrow down first and as per usual ask 10 audiophools and you will get 11 different answers...
Good luck !

Just as an example I have found silver to be bright and exaggerate the highs and lose some of the lower end.
Solid core copper was too bass heavy and muddied.


Tinned copper strands worked fine.

However that’s my system to my ears.

A lot is going to depend on your system and if you feel that right now it is already bright and needs taming or is it dull and needs life?

Only your ears will know in the end.

I don’t hate silver
I don’t hate DIY’rs
I don’t hate GK
I don’t hate a nicely developed treble region
I don’t hate a natural but supple midrange 
I don’t hate a fully rounded and tactile bottom end
I don’t hate it when I put my .....well, you get the idea 💡 

@ieales - re:

Helix Cables are utter nonsense, as is the verbiage on the web page.

Have you tried them? obviously not 

Many others around the world have tried them and prefer them to commercially available products.

I leave it at that :-)

It ain’t gonna have that swing
if it ain’t got that network thing

BTW...As I was alluding to earlier (morning is my favorite time )

I don’t hate it when I plug my power cord into my Transparent conditioning box

I love a nice tight connection!