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Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?

After listening to many speaker cables, I am listening to basic 14 Gauge, high purity copper speaker wire and find myself shaking my head.  Does this basic speaker wire sound better than cables many times the price?  I am really starting to ponder that question.  I think I am hearing things on my records I never heard before and better balance of sound.  What are your thoughts?
tzh21y
bigkidz
3,325 posts
 
@millercarbon where are you located?  I would love to come by for a listen!

Anyway, we have been tinkering with making a few cables up to 5 different versions and we are getting pretty good at it now.  Found some better materials and different ways to twist the wire - getting close now.

Happy Listening.

dill
2,459 posts
 
3000 miles from you.
patrickorlando
17 posts
 
Expectation bias, if you expect to hear something you will.
patrickorlando
17 posts
 
Expectation bias, if you expect to hear something you will.
lp2cd
101 posts
 
Well, different cables may sometimes *sound* different, but "do they sound better" is a separate question. If one has just spent mega-bucks on a length of wire one is going to be strongly inclined to *think* they sound better. In any case, de gustibus...
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