Bought some 14/2 “speaker wire” from Home Depot

Zavato I sure like your moniker :-)

@zavato - It's not only about the metal in a wire...

I started with a "nice looking" wire with clear insulation. Had it in the system for about 4 years, until one day, I wanted to change the length of the wire.

First thing I noticed - the previously bright copper was now very dull (almost black). When I striped the insulation there was a slimy deposit on the wire - the insulation was degrading

At that point I looked for a better wire and switched to Van den Hul speaker wire
- WOW! - the performance was so much better
- I upgraded to the next gauge size up to achieve better bass performance

Fast forward 20 years later - I go into my old cable box and took out a piece of the first Van den Hul wire for another system - when I strip the insulation - no slimy deposit and the wire was still as bright as the day I bought it 

So that very affordable wire may not be doing your system any favours over the long haul

And that is just the tip of the "cable iceberg'
- different types of metal
- different type of insulation
- different cable geometries
- etc...

Regards - Steve

Rx8man

you do realize that the most important part of every post I’ve ever made is the photo of Ms. Boyd. 
I once changed the photo to something else and responses to my posts after that essentially ignored my posts and wondered why I switched pictures. 
Realizing the errors of my ways Ms. Boyd returned. 

@williewonka 

the Uber cheap 14/2 was a for sh*ts and giggles. 
My Analysis Plus cables are much longer than I currently need so I’m just fooling around with wire now. Fwiw- I do think the oval 9’s are very good. 
The original oval 9’s (mine are a later revision) do have a reputation to discolor 

@tomic601 

she didn’t have much to say