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Using solid copper Door Bell wire as speaker wire.

In the search for good speaker wire that doesn't break the bank, I came across a forum where one guy asserted that solid copper door bell wire would be the same as the solid copper wire that costs big bucks. The wire in question is 18 gauge. Can anyone out there confirm or rebut this assertion?

I've got Audio Research D-51 tube amp, Audible Illusions Modulus tube pre-amp, Rogers L2sa speakers, Oppo BDP95 CD and Project Expression III Classic turntable with Sumiko Pearl cartridge.
sprintz699
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geoffkait
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Double blind tests confirm not audible difference between coat hangers and Monster Cable. Just what we always suspected. ;-)
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Cheap but crappy.
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stringreen
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Try it and let us know the results...
douglas_schroeder
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Anyone interested in ABX and cables can read my fresh three part article on it at Dagogo.com, a review of the Audio by Van Alstine ABX Comparator.

Personally, I have not been impressed at all by thin wires such as 18 Ga.
mechans
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I don't think it was labeled specifically as "doorbell" wire, but I have used the thick solid copper "hook up" wire in braids and it worked very well.
I got some much more sophisticated speaker cables and abandoned my project, except for use as the jumpers on the speakers themselves. I think the wire is better than the brass ?? alloy the stock jumpers were made of. The speakers sound great.
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