I am curious if anyone tried a simple experiment. To take, say, 14 gauge stranded wire from home depot, twisted into a two conductor cable, and compare it to some Monster cable or some other ridiculous cable when connected to speakers.
The method of comparison could simply be digitization of input voltage and current, over time, with some sufficiently precise equipment, preferably PC connected.
For both cables, one could play the same music on a CD player to have repeatability of the experiment.
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