more from the 'Keith G school' of uk.rec.audio-ism:

Nigel, forget all this 'Watts' rubbish with speakers

Agreed. My Denon UDM-30 is 'only' rated at 20w, and rarely goes above 1/2
volume. It's much louder than some '200w' systems I've heard.

For the wire, just buy a few meters of 79 stand wire and ignore the brands.
It should cost no more than 80p/meter. If the wires are moulded to the
speakers you can get resonable results from just twisting the old wires
around some extra stuff and wraping it in duct tape. But if you want a
strong joint that won't degrade with time you'll have to solder them
together.

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Jim H jh
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