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Has anybody tried using single solid core cables?

At a recent hi-fi show an exhibitor auditioning $47K speakers repeatedly asserted the following: "Any solid core wire, even $0.03 a foot is better than any multi-strand available. Experiment for yourselves, you will be amazed."

My question before I ditch my multi-stranded Audioquest Indigo cables in favor of 4 individual single solid core 18 gauge cobber cables from Home Depot for my newly acquired SA Mantra 50s, has anyone tried using single solid core wires?
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@runnin , The impact of the inductance of ROMEX will far exceed any impact of skin resistance at audio frequencies, i.e. 20KHz.
runnin397 posts11-16-2015 1:10pm

On using romex or "HomeDepot" wire, there is a drawback. Larger gauge copper has skin effect, and the wire will also oxidize quickly compared to OFC.

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