I used to manufacture audiophile cables in the 90s. Music Music Audio Cables. all my cable were multi strand solid core cables. I tried single wire and it either rolled the high end or bottom end depending on diameter. Had to use multiples of various gauge to have it sound right. The only single wire conductor that worked was a rectangular silver plated wire for digital. That said, I think some folk might use silver plated single wire cable. Pick the diameter that gives good base then use silver plate to bring in the highs. That said, Silver plated copper always sounded wrong to me. Exaggerated highs and discontinuity in the sound. As I recall, my interconnects were using something like six 29 gauge oFC copper wire per side and multiple 20 gauge solid core wires for speaker wire.
I got started making cables after talking to Stan Warren (PS audio) about single core. I used to develop cable by laying multiple bare wire on a piece of masking tape, then placing another piece of masking tape over the top to make a flat "Flypaper" cable. I attached plugs and just played around until it sounded right.
Good connectors are mandatory. I liked connectors without ferrous metal. Silver on brass or Brass with Silver then gold, no nickel. plate to bind the gold. Cardas SLVR and Vampire locking RCA are excellent as well as the ones with a hollow center pin. I also used to favor Wonder Solder for connections.
So find someone who sells OFC bare wire and have some fun. Don't use these on digital sources or phonos you will just get garbage. Good for CD player to Amp and Pre to amp.
I recently got hold of some cable I made in the 90s and they stand up to some newer model quite well. Obviously technology has improved in 30 year.
The nice thing about these fly paper interconnects is the dielectric, the paper is as close to an air dielectric as you can get. No Teflon coating or PVC to alter the sound of the wire.
I got started making cables after talking to Stan Warren (PS audio) about single core. I used to develop cable by laying multiple bare wire on a piece of masking tape, then placing another piece of masking tape over the top to make a flat "Flypaper" cable. I attached plugs and just played around until it sounded right.
Good connectors are mandatory. I liked connectors without ferrous metal. Silver on brass or Brass with Silver then gold, no nickel. plate to bind the gold. Cardas SLVR and Vampire locking RCA are excellent as well as the ones with a hollow center pin. I also used to favor Wonder Solder for connections.
So find someone who sells OFC bare wire and have some fun. Don't use these on digital sources or phonos you will just get garbage. Good for CD player to Amp and Pre to amp.
I recently got hold of some cable I made in the 90s and they stand up to some newer model quite well. Obviously technology has improved in 30 year.
The nice thing about these fly paper interconnects is the dielectric, the paper is as close to an air dielectric as you can get. No Teflon coating or PVC to alter the sound of the wire.