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Thinking out of the box here. It might make some defensive

I was thinking, that all the different wire constructions and purities is pointless if they are tied to a connecter. How can the signal carry the purist signal when it has to be compromised by the mercy of a connecter. Why not make a solid wire out of the connecter and use the bare wire for the connecter? Same end result. I’m not an engineer but it seems to me it would sound the same. Right? The end product is only as good as its weakest link. I’m beginning to think speaker cables are too over rated . I switched out my $1500 cables for some 10 gauge $20 copper wire with bare ends and I will say if there was any difference it was slight. I do know my amp doesn’t clip like it used too. And music is louder and more dynamic. I tried some 12 gauge and couldn’t tell any difference from the 10. And yes all the cable lengths were 8 foot. If you want the purist signal then you would have to take the wire and run it right through the speaker and bypass the terminals. So my question to the electrical educated members here is how can the signal arrive intact if it has to be transmitted through a connecter and then to the speaker terminals. It makes me think speaker wire is not all that important. I’m just saying. I don’t mean to be starting a war here.
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elizabeth
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The reason for the connectors is so it can be easy to connect, and disconnect. IT is also true that hard wiring everything and skipping the connectors would offer better sound. Until you decide to change something!
I had permanently connected stuff (bypassing the connectors) and sure enough, I was not happy later on, when I had to take it apart. PITA.
So the wisdom of having tried it, I can say it does not work out in the long run.
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blueranger OP
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My point is why pay for all the fancy wire when in the end the signal has to pass through a connecter and then a speaker terminal. Any perceived advantage of pure exotic copper or intricate twisting of the wire or insulators is a total waste. In the end the signal has to pass through a speaker terminal. How much would a solid gold wire of 10 gauge cost compared to some exotic cables? That makes the most sense when in the end it has to be attached to a gold plated connecter. I wish one of the very rich members would try that and let us know how it comes out!!! Compare it to a gold plated insulated coat hanger wire. I know the main reason to use gold plating is it doesn’t oxidize like copper. So just keep cutting the the bare ends of the copper wire every year or so. Thanks for the responses everybody . I want to get a dialog going so we can have an eye opening discussion. 
ebm
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Wow i guess english is your second language what are you talking about.Oh well enjoy.
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blueranger OP
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My point is why pay for all the fancy wire when in the end the signal has to pass through a connecter and then a speaker terminal. Any perceived advantage of pure exotic copper or intricate twisting of the wire or insulators is a total waste. In the end the signal has to pass through a speaker terminal. How much would a solid gold wire of 10 gauge cost compared to some exotic cables? That makes the most sense when in the end it has to be attached to a gold plated connecter. I wish one of the very rich members would try that and let us know how it comes out!!! Compare it to a gold plated insulated coat hanger wire. I know the main reason to use gold plating is it doesn’t oxidize like copper. So just keep cutting the the bare ends of the copper wire every year or so. Thanks for the responses everybody . I want to get a dialog going so we can have an eye opening discussion. 
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blueranger OP
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Let me make myself clear. It would be no different if you made a solid wire out of the connecter and then used bare stranded copper for the connecter. I was being cynical in my original post. I also read during an A B comparison, the participants could not tell the difference between a coat hanger and an exotic speaker wire!!! 
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