Quote Originally Posted by rightaway View Post
i know that you can get bbigger guages and better terminal ends but why are brands like monster so much money? is there a good buy to buy wires at a better prices? do better wires change the sound?

when i bought my bose system, the wire were small and nothing special about them.
Get some good quality speaker wire from the hardware store, something that is not likely to corrode. There's not much point in buying wire smaller than 16 gauge since it is very easy to work with. The main electrical factors for ordinary lengths are the resistance of the wire and the impedance of the speakers. Physically, the wire gauge, the length of the wire, and the impedance of the speakers are most significant in most applications. There is a good entry in Wikipedia on Speaker Wire:

Speaker wire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I have used the same 12 gauge cable since the mid 80s. If I ever have to get new wires, I probably would go for 14 gauge since it is easier to work with.