12AWG speaker wire


I'm replacing my speaker wire with 12AWG wire, There are different 12AWG wire, The ones I looked at the 1st consisted of 65 strand 30 AWG and the 2nd 294 strand 36 AWG. Looking for thoughts on which is better?

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The Thicker the better. Between the two you listed I’d go with thicker strands but the cables will be stiffer 

The better the copper, the better the sound. Neotech UP-OCC from PartsConnexion. Make your own.

The better the copper, the better the sound.

Triple C will sound better than OCC which in turn will sound better than OFC and so on. Of course cable geometry, construction, solid core or multistrand, plus materials used for insulation and sheath play a sifnificant role also.

If making your own plenty to choose from big Japanese brands, Furutech, Nanotech, Neotech, Acoustic Revive, Oyaide (not order of preference).