High current power cables

Solid wire of the same guage can Carry more current than stranded wire, with less voltage drop.

@williewonka people believe all kinds of crazy things even that the earth is flat because they trust their senses. How does that work out?

Stranded wire same gauge as solid is typically within 5% of the equivalent solid gauge. The don't have the same exact diameter. 5% is not going to make a difference in sound.

@deludedaudiophile - re:

Stranded wire same gauge as solid is typically within 5% of the equivalent solid gauge. The don’t have the same exact diameter. 5% is not going to make a difference in sound.

I’m not talking about the difference in diameter of stranded wire vs solid wire,

• its due to the fact that a solid 12 gauge wire has a much higher current carrying capacity than a stranded 12 gauge wire
• This makes solid wire much better at dealing with transient peaks, which can easily be heard
• apparantly, It has to do with the valence electrons moving between the strands, which in turn degrades conductivity and generates heat 

Regards - Steve

its due to the fact that a solid 12 gauge wire has a much higher current carrying capacity than a stranded 12 gauge wire.

No matter how often you repeat something wrong it does not become right. At DC the stranded wire will be within 5% of the solid wire. That is by design. As the frequency goes up you either have inductance which will be the same for both or skin effect. The skin effect will be less for the stranded so it will by any measure be able to handle transients better though being realistic for a power cord they will be the same. That's real physics not the made up stuff you are typing.

If you mean that helix @williewonka , you appear to have made an air core inductor. If it does not work out for audio, maybe you can use it for your car?