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10 gage electrical wire for speaker cables?

Wanted to ask, does anyone have experience using hardware store 10 gage electrical wire for speaker cables? I have tried 10 gage wire, one wire for - and one for + for my tekton speakers connected to a yamaha a1000 receiver. Appreciate any thoughts, I just tried it out and it sounds good but wan't sure if this could harm the system.
dckundera
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nsgarch
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Why not just buy a pair of Speltz Anti-cables? They're very inexpensive and made of better wire (magnet wire) which is insulated with a tough polymer coating. And No, they won't damage your speakers, although if you use (uninsulated) hardware store wire and they touch (short out) you could damage your amp ;~)
jhold
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Can't see any reason why it would harm anything. If you want something similar and a little more finished in appearance, I can recommend Belden 10-gauge 5T00UP speaker cables from Blue Jeans Cable -- no-nonsense, good quality, neutral-sounding (to my ears) speaker wire.
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lowrider57
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It wont harm anything, but I suggest looking thru the archives using keyword "zip cord" and you will find many opinions on the subject of electrical wire for amp to speakers.
IMO, you will find much better speaker cables at Blue Jeans Cable as Jhold has suggested. They will outperform ordinary electrical wire.
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