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Mogami 2921 vs Canare 4s11 vs ???

My goal is to build new cables that I will use for the next 15 years, no matter what speakers I have, but I don't want to spend money that will force me to get a 2nd mortgage..  My current speakers are 4 Ohm so my thought is I need at least 12 gauge - 10 gauge wire.  I am planning to replace my AudioQuest Type 4 speaker wire in my home theater with Canare 4s11 until I found Canare 4s11g, unfortunately you can't buy Canare 4s11g, at least I couldn't find it for sale.  So I began looking at other speaker wire and  Mogami speaker cable appeared.  There are several choices, the 3104, 3103, 2921 are a few.them. Most of the ink is on Mogami 3104 speaker wire and it is highly regarded. I noticed Mogami 2921, 4 conductors of 14 gauge wire appeared to be exactly like the Canare 4s11, except the Mogami copper wire is OFC.  My question for the experts who support this forum are:  Is the Mogami 2921 as good or better than the Canare 4s11?  Should I continue to search for Canare 4s11g cable or just be happy with the 4s11? Should I expand my budget and use one of the Mogami flavors (3104, 3103, 2921)  wire?  Should I stop the search for wire and just purchase 10 -12 gauge OFC wire and end the analysis paralysis?

If the DIY speaker wire build goes well I am sure I will replace my Monster cable stereo connections with new cables and connectors, but first things first..... the speakers need new connections.  Any and all feedback is welcomed.

bvk_houtx
digsmithd
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Jerryg has it right...Red/pink...white/clear.Best thing you can do for these is a proper running in.Thats been discussed.Doesnt matter what you use for your + and -...Red positive/white negative is pretty much a done deal for me.

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audioguy85
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What is wrong with the type 4? It should be better than either of those. I happily use type 4 running my tannoys in a bi wire run....sounds good to me. It's been in the Sterephile stable for years and years and is a recommended component. 

bvk_houtx OP
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There is nothing 'wrong' with the AQ Type 4 cable.  I've used it for my HT speaker connections for the last 15 years.  The banana connectors were not making good connections and needed to be replaced.  I thought I would use this opportunity to try some different speaker wire, using locking banana connectors for the amp and spades for the speakers. I chose to go with the Canare 4s11 speaker wire and will give this time to 'break-in' to see if I notice any difference.  After reading digsmithd's post I may not have paired the cables correctly, looks like some more research is in my future.

bvk_houtx OP
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I just re-watched a youtube video on building speaker wires using Canare 4s11. The gentlemen is using Red/White together on one conductor and Pink/Clear on the other conductor.  This is how I. have mine configured.  There was a statement there was no difference in sound with that config vs Red/Pink & White/Clear..I was getting a little worried I screwed up.  One down and 4 more to go.

 

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