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Another speaker wire possibility at Home Depot???

As an alternative to the "decorative" orange and gray stripe 12 guage wire that has been discussed in several previous threads, I am wondering whether anyone has used another 12 guage wire from Home Depot under the brand name Carol Landscape Lighting Cable. It is low voltage for use with 12-volt outdoor lighting systems, black casing with one conductor ribbed for polarity identification and much more flexible than the orange/gray extension cord wire. I intend to give it a try and will report back to this thread at a later date. Meantime, would welcome any comments and/or any experiences others may have encountered with this cable.
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hitman_hifi
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I pulled the following link from a previous Agon thread on this very subject: http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#introduction

It seems resistance is the most important factor of any speaker cable. I had a pair of 12AWG DIY cables with the transparent-type insulation that had clearly corroded in many places. I then moved to the Wireworld Solstice cable with very noticeable improvements in sound quality since the corroded wire added unwanted resistance.

I'm not a supporter of the ridiculously expensive cables but cheap cables are NOT an alternative.
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