Tinned Copper Cable vs. Bare Copper Cable for speaker wire?


We always lean towards tinned copper conductor for our cables because we like our low frequency cables to last longer.

However, we do get asked for bare copper at times because it's a little bit cheaper. 

Wondering what your preference is between tinned copper cable and bare copper cable? 

Which do you choose, and why?
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@jayctoy - I do actually have my own DIY Helix cables - see this link for details

My Audio Alchemy (image99.net)

Unfortunately, performance comes at a price and the link above only promotes the best performing cables to date - as such, they may be over some peoples budget. But the nice thing about DIY is that you can select the materials to fit your personal budget. I actually started by using CAT5 wire and over time have tried many of the wires (e.g. Duelund, Neotch) you hear about on A'gon

As for making them for others? - that’s when life gets really complicated and very expensive - e.g. maintaining stock, marketing, packaging, etc. etc. not to mention competing with the established brands

So I prefer just to make my discoveries, materials and designs available to anyone armed with a soldering iron and some basic DIY knowhow.

The A'gon thread below will give you an indication of what other A'goners are discovering about the Helix Cables - you might want to start at the last page - the thread is quite long.

Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling | Audiogon Discussion Forum

If you have any questions about them just ask - just don't ask me to make them :-)

Regards - Steve