Eeyore wrote:

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Blimey, I don't think I've ever seen such consistant replies on the
subject of speaker cable.

I just fitted up my Castles to the Yamaha amp with some cable from CPC
(aka Farnell), I got two rolls of 50m, but used 6mm/sq for the bass, and
4mm/sq for the treble. It was cheap enough, and being on a roll I just
made the runs the same length. The whole lot was bout £50, and they
sound bloody fantastic. Indeed my mate has heard them and now wants a
similar system and he runs a recording studio (and uses the cheapest and
thickest cable he can get).

Many many years ago ( actually a couple of decades back ) UK pro-audio
magazine Studio Sound both auditioned and performed technical tests on
speaker cable.

One of the very best performers was British house wiring cable ( twin-and
earth ) !

Absolutely. Speaker cable does not have to be of any particular quality.
However, it could be useful to choose a cable that might be less prone
to oxidisation. It may also be preferential to have a good flexible
cable in some applications.

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Andy Hewitt
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