Ravi,
Sorry if I sounded like I was putting you or your opinion down about the speaker wire. That was NOT my intention! Everyone comes to their own decisions based on their particular experiences, background, wants, needs, etc.
Personally I have never been able to really hear any difference in good quality 12 gage wire vs some of the exotics (but it has been a few years since I have had an oppurtunity)
What I would really like to know is HOW you can go about doing a quick(?) and efficient A/B test of different wire and keep everything else constant. (amp, speakers, speaker placement, etc). Given the human ears ability to adjust to sounds and the short acoustic memory that goes with it, I just have trouble understanding how one can make such comparisons. Again, not trying to put your experiences down - I'm just wanting to understand the process that brought you to your conclusions about the sound differences.
Thanks!
Randyman
