Home Depot Ext. Cord for Speaker Cable


I was wondering if anyone who has actually tried this themselves could comment on the results. I currently use 14g Monster wire with mostly McIntosh tube gear.

What might I expect to sound different?

Is it the "Rigid" brand that Home Depot sells that people use?

What do you do with the third wire?

Any other constructive feedback will be appreciated as well. Thanks,
Bill
bcollins
Tried it, liked it, it's reasonably neutral and clean. Eventually like any good audiouphile I tried other cables, finally purchased and kept the Audio Art speaker and IC cables which made a very nice and very noticable positive difference in my system. I am currently using the Home Depot in my Home Theatre set up, where it sounds great.
So, for me, it was nice, not terribly "refined", and teh Audio Art was much more "musical", and not very expensive.
Try them - they have a return policy, but I bet you won't return them.
But Bob is right - try teh Home Depot too - for 10-12 bucks, whatchoo got to lose?
Enjoy!
James
The third wire could be combined with your Negative cable, it then has a thicker gauge to ground.. Will it make a huge impact on sound, probably not, but you can at least use the copper on hand.. It will not hurt it. I have actually opened many speakers up that use a thicker gauge wire to the negative terminals for a path of lesser resistance, the positive can stay thinner.. Again not saying it is necessary, but you can at least use the wire.
I tried the variation Undetow recommended, liked it better than the "original" two wire version, but not nearly as well as the separate ones I ended up with.
Thanks everyone for your responses. Can anyone speculate on the difference I would hear, if any, between the HD and my current Monster wire? Thanks,
Bill
Mac tube gear deserves better than HD DIY cable or Monster for that matter. That's like putting ketchup on a good steak. You would be better off spending $ on tube upgrades or better wire.