I don't remember the exact guage but they were easy enough to braid (not really easy they were kinda stiff green jacketed). Just like Grannyring I used 3 insulated solid core wires in each braided leg for the speakers one braid for pos one for neg. Yes I bought the wire at Home Depot, Honestly I thought they sounded really good but couldn't resist all the hype from the cable makers and bought "real" Jena Lab braided copper but aside from the high caliber connectors I think I was equally satisfied with my cheap imitation cable, it was thicker guage than the Jena Lab.
DIY Speaker wire
I have read multiple posts about using 10 awg solid core copper wire for speaker wire. Anybody use 10-3 romex? It has 3 shielded wires and one bare inside a plastic sheath. I am bi- ampping and am considering using this for each side instead of (4) single wires.
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since I have to run 25 feet, might I braid a larger wire, say 12 awg? Also Since they are over a stone floor I thought I would put them into a "wiremold" floor raceway that has 5 tracks made of aluminum. What about polyester expandable sleeving? I've also seen posts where rather than binding posts , solid copper is hammered into a loop. |
What about using solid core thermostat wire as speaker cable? Southwire 18/5 Thermostat wire. http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202316200/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=thermostat+wire+18+5 I saw this mentioned on the net before and seemed like something fun and inexpensive to try out. |
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