Speaker Cable Questions


Opinions please:

(a) For lengths of approximately 25 feet, is 10 gauge wire preferred over 12 gauge? I suppose 10 gauge is always preferable to 12, or is it?  

(b) Everyone on this forum knows how expensive "quality" cables are. While I haven't checked extensively, I have yet to see any of these quality cables available in 25 foot lengths. if they were I would have to mortgage the house  to buy into them. So the question here is what are the "best" (somewhat subjective I know) cables at 25 foot lengths? (cost no object answers as well as costs commensurate with an Musical Fidelity M6si amp welcome).
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Showing 2 responses by rail2rail

I agree with mr_hosehead. Any decent 12AWG cable set will make a dandy speaker cable, if you're happy with the look and feel, and the quality of termination that you can muster. You have to have the right crimper tool and soldering iron tip/temperature, and skill to do 12AWG justice. 
LAT International (and many other places I'm sure) will build you any length you want, and terminate the cable with the connector you want, and the quality will be excellent. Have you checked LAT? No affiliation.

There's no best. I remmeber when 22AWG "hookup wire" was the rage. Flat cables, ribbon cable, solid core, skin effect, keeping wire off the floor, short runs of coat hangar wire.