I had tried and used a set of DIY cables made from home depot 6 gauge wire, high voltage multi-strands of differing sizes of solid core copper kind of helically wound. This stuff actually works and has a good if distinctive sound. I used it bi-wire, 4 wires going to each speaker with good results. Very resolving, fast, clear. It's just that they were such a terrible 'pain' to work with, VERY stiff, that unless you are going to use them in a perminent installation and rarely if ever move them, you are going to have to deal with the unwieldy-ness of them. Since I am constantly un-hooking and hooking up different speakers, I retired them and now use Cardas Golden Cross which I like better but oh what an increase in cost!
