Interconnects: solid or hollow core wire?

if the question were rephrased to "solid core vs stranded", perhaps, an old thread, if so, any references ??,

would one expect to see as many proponents of one approach vs the other, or can someone make a case for one or the other on objective grounds ?

The theory is - solid core does not suffer from strand interaction which causes distortion. But I also think the larger the gauge you go the with solid core, the more problem you get with skin effect.

Perhaps it is best to have mutiple, thin runs of solid core? Audioquest seem to do this. And Mapleshade, which I have not yet tried.

Mrtennis - I think TNT Audio has some solid vs. stranded theory on the website and is the basis for some of their DIY cables.

I think the Audioquest theories make sense (although the science seems theoretical)...various sizes of solid conductors wound around each other....and in my audio system (as opposed maybe to my digestive system) it works really well. I assume the utter largeness and success of AQ as a company does engender what I see as seemingly unfounded criticism from the "audio-illuminati", but I use my ears for audio product testing and I actually LIKE the hard working Chinese people. Maybe I'll score some liquid nitrogen and freeze some cable and see what happens...I bet the dialectric cracks off along with the toe I spill the nitrogen on.

http://tnt-audio.com/clinica/spkcbl_e.html