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Using solid copper Door Bell wire as speaker wire.

In the search for good speaker wire that doesn't break the bank, I came across a forum where one guy asserted that solid copper door bell wire would be the same as the solid copper wire that costs big bucks. The wire in question is 18 gauge. Can anyone out there confirm or rebut this assertion?

I've got Audio Research D-51 tube amp, Audible Illusions Modulus tube pre-amp, Rogers L2sa speakers, Oppo BDP95 CD and Project Expression III Classic turntable with Sumiko Pearl cartridge.
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lacee
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Tried it many years ago.It works, and there is a nice effect to the treble using it.You lose in the bass department, stranded works better.

It's cheap,and compared to other cheap name brands at the time, I liked the what the solid core did to the sound.It seemed to clean up the top end.

I can't recall if I ever had speakers back then that were bi-wireable, but you could try the bell wire for the top end and stranded for the bottom.
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