DIY Speaker wire

10awg is about enough area to feed a 5" mid. Thicker wires means lower resistanse = reduced dynamic loss.

be aware that sc copper needs about one hour w. heavy bass-massage to open up, before that it sounds like crap.

I`ve been doing this for decades, taking it all the way out through my system, including custom trafos, diy speakers & cables. No multicore in my system anymore. The result speaks for itself.

Did anyone mention sc powercables ;)

I use 8 gauge multi-stranded silver plated copper wire, teflon insulated. It came from an EBay source selling military and aircraft wiring. My speakers are bi-wired with this stuff and it sounds geat.

I don't much care for the PVC insulation on Nomex house wiring. The copper quality may not be crap, but the PVC insulation is.

Gauge 10 has resistance of 0.001ohm per foot making 10' typical cable (both ways) 20x0.001= 0.020ohm while at the same time inductor in series with the woofer is likely to have 0.1ohm

Modern arc induction furnances are all oxygen free. There haven't been open arc furnaces used for decades now.

But, if you want to buy the label and mystic of dielectrics and the oxygen free label (you can say this if it is, and you DON'T have to say it if it is!) do this;

Buy Belden 1313A cable - 10 AWG stranded (259x34) high-conductivity bare copper conductors, PO insulation (this is the real good stuff). Strip the outer jacket off, its that terrible PVC!) and replace it with PE wire harness wrap. Crimp and solder Cardus spade lugs of your choice. Have a listen. It will cost you next to nothing to build a set one afternoon. Compare all those expensive cables to your darn near free reference before you buy.

I never parted with my bi-amp pair I made for my Quatro's. My frind still has them, too. They blew away his expensive cords.

Wondering if anyone has tried the Nanotec-Systems speaker wire? It's available in bulk from the cable company. Read a positive review on 6Moons.