Thanks for the tip, Erik. Agree with the 'housekeeping' aspect for sure... ;)
Anytime one can minimize the cable count lower is always a +.
Mogami - Quad 12 ga. in the house!
Found an excellent (i.e.. inexpensive) source for Mogami's 3104 speaker cable. It's arranged as a quad 12 gauge cable, so you could bi-wire or combine to make a 9 gauge cable.
Less than $7 /foot from Markertek. More expensive from Parts Express.
More when the pants show up.