Hi Amandarae
Thanks for posting that 6moons link. I had some extra GLS Audio locking banana plugs and extra some cheap heat shrink tubes I found in my basement. I was going to big box home improvement store today to pick up various things so I decided to pick up some patio power cord similar to the one mentioned in the link. I spent about an hour making the speaker wire and I'm very happy with it. In my 2nd system I was using some old speaker wire that I got for free when I purchased a pair of speakers and to me music was sounding a bit harsh. With these newer speaker cables music isn't fatiguing.
My speakers though have a sensitivity of 90db @ 8 ohms. Even with the GLS Audio locking bananas I know I came in way under $50 for speaker wire that is pretty sweet sounding.
To the OP I say give the homemade cables from the 6moons article a shot. The cost to give it a try is next to nothing.
Thanks for posting that 6moons link. I had some extra GLS Audio locking banana plugs and extra some cheap heat shrink tubes I found in my basement. I was going to big box home improvement store today to pick up various things so I decided to pick up some patio power cord similar to the one mentioned in the link. I spent about an hour making the speaker wire and I'm very happy with it. In my 2nd system I was using some old speaker wire that I got for free when I purchased a pair of speakers and to me music was sounding a bit harsh. With these newer speaker cables music isn't fatiguing.
My speakers though have a sensitivity of 90db @ 8 ohms. Even with the GLS Audio locking bananas I know I came in way under $50 for speaker wire that is pretty sweet sounding.
To the OP I say give the homemade cables from the 6moons article a shot. The cost to give it a try is next to nothing.