Acrolink in-wall cabling?


Hello,
I am in the process of running two dedicated circuits for my equipment. I will be upgrading the receptacles possibly to Oyaide SWO Series. Is there sonically a difference with the Acrolink in-wall cabling vs. 10/2 Romex? The Acrolink is quite expensive at $30.48 per ln. foot x 72 total ln. feet needed = $2194.00. I may be wrong but I believe the amount would be better invested in equipment and to just purchase 10/2 Romex. Is there a higher grade of Romex, or is the jump to better cabling that dramatic? I don't want to get too crazy with all of this but I do understand that with purer copper the better the sound. Thanks...Joe
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In my experience, all you need is 10-gauge solid-core Romex. That's what I and many of my audiophile friends use, and it works perfectly. Some people whose opinions I trust implicitly have tried experimenting with "boutique" in-wall cables like Virtual Dynamics and JPS, and they say that solid-core 10 gauge is still the way to go. And for many of these people, money is NO consideration. The fact that they still go with the Romex speaks volumes to me.
Alan:

I appreciate your enthusiasm for the Acrolink wiring. On paper, it looks like very nice stuff. I actually just spoke to someone who uses the Acrolink in-wall cable, and he said that the improvement in performance was minimal at best over 10-gauge solid-core Romex in his system. But he uses a lot of power filtration, which he (and many others, including a very well-known cable designer I know personally) seem to feel minimizes the benefits of an expensive in-wall like the Acrolink. It certainly has had that effect with the JPS in-wall that a few friends of mine own. I'm sure the stuff works very well, but there are other variables that may affect its performance in particular systems. I, for one, am very happy with Romex, and I trust the opinions of those who know a lot more about this subject than I. By the way, if you are a dealer of Acrolink products--and it seems you are--you should make that patently obvious before talking up your product. Take care.