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Glenn Richards wrote:

That cable at Maplin is 69p/metre, for 79-strand.
Gale XL-105 at Richer is 79p/metre. 105-strand OFC.

I stand corrected, after popping into Richer Sounds yesterday.

XL-105 is in fact 69p/metre. So exactly the same price.

I would recommend this over the Maplin 79-strand stuff for several reasons.

1. It sounds better. (I've used the Maplin stuff in the past, it's ok,
but not as good as the XL-105.)

2. It's more flexible. 105 strands as opposed to 79.

3. It's easier to fit banana plugs onto it.

4. It looks cooler.

If you happen to want a lot of high quality speaker cable, CPC do some
105-strand OFC cable for about £20 for a 100m drum. As far as I can
ascertain it's the same stuff as the Gale XL-105, just has a different
name printed on it. I've got a few rolls of that kicking around, very
useful for in-car stuff and running through the ceiling so you can put
up surround speakers without having trailing wires everywhere.

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