Hi Steven,
After looking at the link you posted for the DIY wires I see that they are using coax for this. I will not get into a rambleing post as before but I can understand now you hearing a difference. In simplest terms the coax is coloring your signal. There are numerous technical papers published on the problems of using coax for speaker wire. (Never mind the ear full my design engineers gave me this morning about this, they are still back there going on about it!). Chess if you want a rambling post let me turn the computer over to them for a bit, OMG!
Steven, If you are pleased with the sound then that is all that matters, and I am glad that for you it makes your system more enjoyable, since that is all that really matters.
Cheers
John.
