Thanks folks, yes I think the equivalent gauge wont do for this 30' length. I guess I'll have to take a trip to Home Depot. Its odd but I haven't found any "cheap" speaker wire at Home Depot as all you folks South of the border talk about. The cheapest I've seen at Home Depot is $1/foot which isn't much less than Axioms bulk cable which is far nicer. Anyways I'm going to see if I can find some cheaper lamp wire.

The CAT wire was neat in that it is all shealthed and easily pulled through walls.

Thanks all very much again, Jag