Tom, no sonic difference is caused by using either solid or stranded copper wire of the same(adequate) gauge. The stranded is more flexible and can be easier to work with in the heavier gauges. Sometimes you hear it said that stranded is better because all those strands have a greater surface area than one solid conductor, and they then often refer to "skin effect"(the tendency of electrical signals to travel more toward the outer surface of a conductor). They ignore the fact that skin effect is only significant at very high frequencies in millions or higher Hz. It has no significance at the very low 20-20,000Hz frequencies used in audio. The story is similar for coaxial cable.
Last edited by JohnK; 01/19/04 06:53 AM.
