Natalie, your last post contradicts your previous post and makes this even harder to understand. You stated "16 pairs" previously, which to me equates to 32 conductors total for each speaker run. Now you state 8 pairs per side, which equates to 16 conductors per speaker run. Which one is it and how did you configure the cables that you did use ?
Were they two runs of Cat 5 simply twisted around each other ?
Did you run them side by side in parallel using one leg of the run for positive and one for negative or did you take one conductor out of each twisted pair for each polarity ?
When making this cable, did you leave the outer jacket on or remove it ?
Are the wires that you are using Teflon jacketed or standard commercial grade PVC ?
There are SO many variables to this type of project that you can't really make "blind" statements such as you did in terms of declaring one design superior to the other without clarifying exactly what design you are talking about. Sean
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