Biggest Baddest Audio Cables

I use common HOME DEPOT #14 AC SOLID COPPER, plastic insulated, HOUSE WIRE (15 cents/foot) for my RCA interconnects. I run a SINGLE WIRE from preamp to amp without any shielding. The amp and pre-amp are then grounded together with common standed wire. I strip back about 1 1/2 inches from each end of this wire and then bend back (180 degrees) about 3/4 inch, then I tightly crimp the folded wire. This forms a perfect center RCA pin to insert into the RCA jack. ALSO #12 GAUGE colid core HOME DEPOT AC house wire makes FANTASTIC/IDEAL speaker wire. ONE WORD OF CAUTION: the single wire RCA #14 interconnect has DIRECTIVITY, so you must test the sound quality in one direction and then reverse the wire to find out which is the best direction ( this effect is likely due to the way the wire was maufactured, a larger guage wire is passed thru a machine die while being pulled in one direction)

AND THEY COME WITH CUSTOM CONNECTORS, TOO.

I had the Fulton golds and you really got your money's worth in weight.They are long gone from my system but I wonder how they would compare with today's offerings. I could try some battery booster cables,oops!

Lacee, when I had Fulton golds, I thought they sounded good but familiar. I never found an exact match, but welding cables looked much like them and sounded as good.

I suspect that some of today's speaker wires would sound better.

Hi I have been in search of the best stereo system for many years. And this includes wires. Wires have been the most difficult to judge. For those on the same mission, here is a few thoughts I have for you. I am Calif. State Lic. Electrical Contractor. Lets start with a few facts. ALL music signals are AC current. The only reason we use wire is to complete the circuit. (ya need something that conducts current to get from point A to point B) There are 3 parts to a wire, CONDUCTOR, INSULATOR, & what ever else you put on the end, spade,bannana,RCA,etc. Gauge of wire is determined by load. 14g wire is rated for 1800 watts, 12g wire has a rating of 2200 watts. these are not peak ratings. This is continous power! That means even the big bad ass McIntosh 2000 watt amp only needs 12g wire. AC current is carried on the outside of the wire. Thats why we use multi stranded wire, it increases the surface area and at high current it disapates heat better. Ohms is another rating. Resistance. even the cheapest of the cheap goes below .000 so I'm not going to say anyting more on this subject. Yes silver has a lower resistance, but gold is even lower. Why nobody has come out with pure 24ct gold wire is beyond me. I'm sure there are a select few who can afford pure gold. Now lets talk about INSULATORS. ALL wire is subject to RFI (radio freq Interference) But you lower this to almost 0 when using XLR cables. Think of every wire in your house acting like antenna picking up noise. This is the reason for power filtering and surge protection. Gordon Gow wa right when he said wire is wire!
Transparent and MIT add network boxes on there wires. And I must say I like both. They add the 3rd demention to the music. Better detail, deeper sound stage, yes the cables are over priced but once you have had these network boxes in your system I can't see myself without them. Shotgun S3 & Musiclink Plus are about the same and both are good. But I have up graded to Ultra's by Transparent. I am very happy.