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A newbie with a speaker cable AWG question.

Hi there. I'm new to this addiction so please go easy on me! Is there a point at which a speaker cable gets too big (AWG) for a bookshelf monitor? I'm looking for cable for my B&W N805. I am considering biwiring, double runs. If I use double runs of a 10AWG cable is this "overkill" for a small speaker? Should I be considering my amplifier strength also when choosing cable? My system - Classe int. CAP80, Meridian CD, B&W N805. I listen mostly to acoustic music. Room size is 14'X24'X9'. Sonically, I'm looking for speaker cable that will warm up, flesh out the sound a bit. Thanks in advance for any insight!
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stehno
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Ohlala, our ears aren't garbage pails.

Tooter, some of the best cable that I am aware of are the Audience Au24 and the Audio Tekne ARSP 500 speaker cables. Both cables are about as thick as your keyboard cable.

So you don't have to go the anaconda route.

And the two seem to be quite similar in sonic characteristics.

-IMO
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