Thinking out of the box here. It might make some defensive


I was thinking, that all the different wire constructions and purities is pointless if they are tied to a connecter. How can the signal carry the purist signal when it has to be compromised by the mercy of a connecter. Why not make a solid wire out of the connecter and use the bare wire for the connecter? Same end result. I’m not an engineer but it seems to me it would sound the same. Right? The end product is only as good as its weakest link. I’m beginning to think speaker cables are too over rated . I switched out my $1500 cables for some 10 gauge $20 copper wire with bare ends and I will say if there was any difference it was slight. I do know my amp doesn’t clip like it used too. And music is louder and more dynamic. I tried some 12 gauge and couldn’t tell any difference from the 10. And yes all the cable lengths were 8 foot. If you want the purist signal then you would have to take the wire and run it right through the speaker and bypass the terminals. So my question to the electrical educated members here is how can the signal arrive intact if it has to be transmitted through a connecter and then to the speaker terminals. It makes me think speaker wire is not all that important. I’m just saying. I don’t mean to be starting a war here.
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Let me make myself clear. It would be no different if you made a solid wire out of the connecter and then used bare stranded copper for the connecter. I was being cynical in my original post. I also read during an A B comparison, the participants could not tell the difference between a coat hanger and an exotic speaker wire!!! 
My point is why pay for all the fancy wire when in the end the signal has to pass through a connecter and then a speaker terminal. Any perceived advantage of pure exotic copper or intricate twisting of the wire or insulators is a total waste. In the end the signal has to pass through a speaker terminal. How much would a solid gold wire of 10 gauge cost compared to some exotic cables? That makes the most sense when in the end it has to be attached to a gold plated connecter. I wish one of the very rich members would try that and let us know how it comes out!!! Compare it to a gold plated insulated coat hanger wire. I know the main reason to use gold plating is it doesn’t oxidize like copper. So just keep cutting the the bare ends of the copper wire every year or so. Thanks for the responses everybody . I want to get a dialog going so we can have an eye opening discussion. 
My point is why pay for all the fancy wire when in the end the signal has to pass through a connecter and then a speaker terminal. Any perceived advantage of pure exotic copper or intricate twisting of the wire or insulators is a total waste. In the end the signal has to pass through a speaker terminal. How much would a solid gold wire of 10 gauge cost compared to some exotic cables? That makes the most sense when in the end it has to be attached to a gold plated connecter. I wish one of the very rich members would try that and let us know how it comes out!!! Compare it to a gold plated insulated coat hanger wire. I know the main reason to use gold plating is it doesn’t oxidize like copper. So just keep cutting the the bare ends of the copper wire every year or so. Thanks for the responses everybody . I want to get a dialog going so we can have an eye opening discussion. 
With the $1500 speaker cables, I could never get a good connection to the speakers because the spades were so thick and hard to attach. I thought about cutting the ends off but it would hurt the resale value. The slight difference I mentioned was in the music itself. The detail and soundstage. It might have been a perceived difference and someone else might have heard no difference except in the dynamics of a better connection.
Cleeds. You miss my point. Even a top notch connector could not totally pass all the details of an exotic cable. Make a solid wire out of the connecter metal and cover it with an insulated material. I would like to here from an electrical engineer to explain how much signal loss there would be from using a connecter 
Who else here can’t tell little if no difference in high priced speaker cables?
Kijanki. I would like to hear from some more opened minded and unbiased people that dont always equate something expensive as being better. 
Iwal22. Was that 2nd session at the same time of the week as the first one? Power to the home fluctuates in its quality as most agree on. Was the people’s mood in the 2nd session happy? Like the celebration of a birthday? Job promotion? Birth of a grand daughter etc. Just saying our preceptions of events is influenced by our state of mind or by intentionally altering it.  Also just taking the cables off and putting another on can disapate a static charge. Changing cables can also clean the contacts. Also was the temperature and humidity in the room the same? I find that alone has a dramatic effect on the sound. Time and time again every season I always find music sounds better in the winter with the humidifier running. Oh but some people think my hearing isn’t too good.  Yes I’m biased against the expensive speaker cables that I took out.  So tell me about a good speaker wire with bare endsthat won’t cost a lot and I might try it but they must have a return policy.
Well I’d like to hear from an engineer that can explain how all that expensive weave in the wires and network boxes make a difference when it all ends up trying to go through a solid connector. I think that defeats the purpose.