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A few questions before I jump in. If I understand correctly, the WE 16ga speaker wire tends to get more lively (brighter ?) as it burns in. But, that might be cured by doubling the run. What about the Belden 8402 IC? Does it also become brighter also as it burns in. My preference is to keep body to the music. Thx!

Well, here's a preliminary report with my 35w tube-based system. After about 75 hours, the double run of WE 16g speaker wire is sounding pretty good. Yet, I really loved the sound when it was first installed with 0 burn-in. Sweet and subtle. Since my system is balanced, Best-tronics built the Belden IC's with Neutrik XLR's with gold plated pins. After about 30 hours on the Belden, the sound seems less bold. The mild reverb used with vocalists now appears to be much more pronounced - making it almost efx sounding. When I re-installed my Pure Note Enhanced Paragon XLR's, the music moved forward and full-bodied - as I prefer. Will the Belden change much with more hours on it?

After allowing time for burn-in, I love the WE 16ga speaker wire. Not so much the Belden 8402 interconnects. My tube system needs something a bit more robust. I've put them up for sale on Audiogon. 50% off. They were built by Best-Tronics. The tweaking continues. LOL.

I tried a pair of twisted WE 10awg as speaker wire for about 6 months. It yielded nice body, yet in my system, there was a HF sibilance/sizzle that never burned away. From tajacobs, I scored a 1950’s double-run of WE 16awg with insulation made of cloth, silk & wax. No plastic as with the 10awg. Slightly less body than the 10ga but very clean with great tone. Probably similar to the new Duelund wire.

I ended up converting the WE 10awg to a pc with Oyaide 046 connectors. Sounds very nice. Almost as good - but not as refined/articulate - as my WyWires Gold pc.

@jetrexpro   I had a similar experience with diffuse sound using WE stranded for a power supply going to my digital re-clocker.   My system doesn't like silver so I stayed with WE copper solid core.  Since the PS is only 12vdc, I tried 2 types of 20ga vintage wire from Tajacobs - tinned and un-tinned.  More clarity as you observed.  Preferred the un-tinned for better tone.  Yet, I'm still enjoying WE 16ga tinned stranded as speaker wire.  Go figure!

I haven’t had the opportunity to try the AN Lexus. But, agree on the Litz configuration. From WyWires, I have a USB, IC and PC.