Quote Originally Posted by J*E*Cole
I recently picked up some new Infinity Alpha 50's at CC on closeout. They are the first speakers I have ever owned that can be bi-wired so I thought I'd give it a try. I was using Monster Cable 10ga. 10 foot prepacked with gold ends already on for the old speakers. I bought some bulk 14ga. wire from Lowe's and used this to bi-wire my new spkrs. I used the Monsters for the highs and the bulk for the lows. Was this the best route?
I believe so. the inductance is lower for the larger guage wire, which is more important at high frequenncies. Still, for the average length found in most homes, it probably is not audible either way.

Is 14ga. adequate or should I stick to the same gauge and brand?
14AWG is fine.

Also are there really quality differences among the various manufacturers?
Probably. Things like how well they bond the insulation to the wire so that water has less of a chance of wicking.(At least for solid wire) How well they drive the plasticizers out of the insulation. Many times this is the cause of green wire.

Stuff like that.

What might an expert recommend to do. I'm not opposed to scrapping all the cable and starting over with new. However I was always impressed with the Monsters I have used for awhile now. Is there a better choice that would actually yield some better sound?
Doubt it. But there is no harm in playing around as long as you aren't spending the milk money, right?

-Bruce