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Dave Platt[_2_]

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In the words of the prophet: Yabbut!! (Yes, but!)

Most discussions around wire material and types wind up, at least at some point, around speaker wire discussions. Hence the reference to surface area being an
advantage. Speaker wires commonly carry in the multi-kHz frequencies.

Yup. But, my recollection is that the "surfaces" of the individual
wire strands are almost irrelevant for speaker wire. The strands are
packed together, and are in frequent-enough electrical contact with
one another that they behave electrically in a way very close to that
of a solid wire. You don't get an additional "skin effect"
conductivity win from the individual "skins" of the individual
strands.

So, high-audio-frequency performance tends to be influenced more by
the bulk inductance of the cable than by the solid/stranded issue.
Using four conductors in a "four-cross" confirmation can help with
this.

My specific choice for speaker wire is #12 19-strand THHN wire chucked and twisted in a drill for easier handling. Quite manageable and extremely tough.

Sounds like a good economical choice.