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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Showing 1 response by lacee

I just switched from stranded #10 carol wire to #12 solid core for some power cables.
There is a difference.
The carol stranded had a big robust sound.

The solid core had more inner detail,I noticed little things that were buried with the stranded.

I am sticking with the smooth but detailed sound of the solid core.

Solid core copper and stranded copper do not sound the same.
Solid core DIY speaker wire had less bass but the treble and mids were much more defined and less tizzy.
I could always hear a difference when I used each type of wire as DIY bypass fuses.

The solid core DIY fuse was less harsh than the stranded.

I no longer use DIY fuse bypass devices, as there are replacements for the stock fuses today.