Good point Jason, I'll test the cables on an old cd player. On another related point, any reason I can't make a subwoofer cable out of Axiom speaker wire, would the shielding be adequate? I just love the flexibility of that wire.
The above thought may be in error, it's early, I haven't had my coffee yet and winter finally arrived to southern Ontario. It's time to dust the cobwebs off the snow shovel.

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