I've listened to single strands of every gauge there is. Use 22 gauge solid core for speakers and use 26 gauge solid core cable for interconnects. Any smaller for interconnect and the frequency response shifts upwards with not enough weight. Same thing for 22 gauge for speaker cable, 24 gauge is to small. I can guarantee with absolute certainty this is so. Larger single strands do not transmit full frequency bandwidt. In the early 80's an English company exported these very same gauges laid side by side like 300ohm antenna cable and charged a lot for these. Try these two gauges and tell me how much you liked it.
Has anybody tried using single solid core cables?
At a recent hi-fi show an exhibitor auditioning $47K speakers repeatedly asserted the following: "Any solid core wire, even $0.03 a foot is better than any multi-strand available. Experiment for yourselves, you will be amazed."
My question before I ditch my multi-stranded Audioquest Indigo cables in favor of 4 individual single solid core 18 gauge cobber cables from Home Depot for my newly acquired SA Mantra 50s, has anyone tried using single solid core wires?
My question before I ditch my multi-stranded Audioquest Indigo cables in favor of 4 individual single solid core 18 gauge cobber cables from Home Depot for my newly acquired SA Mantra 50s, has anyone tried using single solid core wires?