Belden wire from Blue Jeans Cable?

In response to your question about whether Blue Jeans is better than Monster...I am sure Monster makes some better cable than I have heard, but I think the Blue Jeans is better than any of the regular Monster. I also like solid wire, so i prefer those types of ICs and Speaker cables. i am currently trying Anit-cables speaker wires and like them so far.

Apart from the fact that BJC is a stellar company, Monster is the antithesis of a good corporate citizen, imo. Consider their harsh business tactics and heavy-handed [legal] approach to anyone using Monster in their name [none of these companies have anything to do with audio!] And their products are rather ho-hum in my book.

What other companies tell you what goes into their products and how they are made? Belden gave them some distinction for the quality and high standard of their work. No, I'm not an employee, just another very happy customer.

Thanks everyone for your comments. Is there any reason to go larger than 14 gage for a 15' run for speakers? Any benefit to 12 or 10 gage for that length? Thanks,
-Bill

Bill..14 awg is just fine for 15 foot lengths. I use 16 gauge for the same length. I know of others that use 24 awg. The sound you get at the end really depends on how well your amplifier handles the load. Some like heavier gauges..it's more of a preference than wrong or right.

I find the smaller solid core gauges to have a much cleaner tighter sound over the the larger stranded gauges. Which too my ears roll off the highs and make the music sound fat and indistinct.

Here's a DIY Wire Gauge Calculator. You need Excel to run it. It also has a Damping Factor and SPL Loss Calculator included. You could actually use two different type gauges in each run. Make the negative side or return path slightly larger and tweak the sound.I could be wrong, but from what I've read and heard the dampening factor will change the sound of the speaker. Probably more than you wanted to know.LOL

Good luck