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Re: 12 gauge solid vs stranded

I have a thought as to why you're seeing a difference. How about the end connections? I have two sets of 32' 12 gauge, fine strand, rope lay, speaker cable, but from different manufacturers. For a while, I was puzzled as to why they should sound different. Eventually, I found that the end terminatins made the difference. I cut a little off each cable to get a fresh surface and soldered gold plated terminations on each. Now they sound exactly alike. I thought I had good contact on the terminations on both sets, but apparently, I just wasn't getting as good contact as I thought. Terminations were crimped spades on one end, gold plated dual banana plugs on the other. Really surprised me.

Jerry

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