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I use CAT5e too, but found 1 pair sounds thin and weedy, so braid together a few. You want the teflon dielectric not PVC. There are some really geeky braiding patterns on t'web (so they tell me).
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Really? Cat5e solid core is so fragile.
I understand the idea of solid copper for speaker wire but surely 1.5mm T&E would be more robust?
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Ah but which pair has optimal twisting at audio frequencies?
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FWIW, my fave speaker cable (so far) is 1 twisted pair of solid copper core conductors stripped from a length of CAT5e network cable. Cheap, also excellent on the low power stuff I use/build at home and work.