Well, it's not really that simple. I agree with Drrasta that the best place to start looking is the asylum. Simply taking silver wire and wrapping it with rubber will not yield good results. There are many, many great DIY ideas for cables out there, ranging from very inexpensive to reasonably priced. There is a very complex science involving cable construction (the equations are fairly high level), and the construction itself can be tricky/tedious. Look at Chris Van Haus stuff, and also at www.diycable.com. Jon Risch at the asylum will be able to help you out tremedously, but don't think that the high prices of some cables aren't completely justified. Don't expect to be able to make cables that will compete with Synergistic/Transparent/Siltech/Nordost, but you will get VERY reasonably results. All the cables in my system are per Risch's recipies, and I couldn't be happier. Cheers!
