can someone answer me this.....

kennesawjet: did some quick research and since your amp is 500w - 10 gauge is recommended for all speakers in the array. You said you make/made your own speaker cables -  did you use stranded or solid core wire? copper, tinned copper or silver? 14, 12 or 10 gauge wire? And did you break in your speaker wire with over 300 hours of continuous play (I 
usually do 750 hours on any new break-ins, a solid month!).
Any of the above could make a major difference in you sound man...

millercarbon: thank you for your summary of experience - at least I agree with the first 7 words in your last paragraph. But I wholeheartedly disagree because my speaker cables cost abit less than $14 - run as biwires. And the Lampcord idea was tried with a miserable outcome...
I wouldn't/shouldn't disagree that ever system is different - usually a mash of financially achieveable wants, hopes and dreams. I know a fellow who's recently spent ABOUT $550.K on Italian speakers, a complete ( and I mean COMPLETE) system of all one brand components, a turntable that looks like it should be orbiting the earth, a brand new (completely refurbished and custom painted) reel-to-reel, and top of the line speaker cables and interconnects from a custom manufacturer. He's a guy who would NEVER experiment with anything BECAUSE HE SIMPLY ACCEPTS THAT THE PRICE RELATES TO IT ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE BEST. I do not subscribe to that theory in audio: I could spend more but don't. I prefer to prove things before I become a member of blind group-think...

millercarbon ... feeling rather foolish right now: I agree with the FIRST 9 WORDS of your LAST PARAGRAPH (guess I got wrapped in what I was going to profess in my soapbox reply to you and miscounted...).






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millercarbon, these speaker wires sound great....
caphill,  whats wrong with oppo 203,  its not rotel, but it sound great.  
insearchof,  yes....and just talked with steve McCormack not long ago,  said 16-18 gauge is fine, and that's what im running.  pure copper, tri wired...…

I personally don't think this amp is broken in yet, and I will be tube rolling, with andy…….