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Then I move up to the larger size your supposed to use to pull it off.

I was nearly slapped by an electrician for doing that when much younger... the prescribed way is to cut the insulation with a cutter and then pull off the cut piece with your fingers. Using the cutters to pull off the nub (like I'd watch my dad do it when I was a kid) is a major cause of dulled wire cutters (and nicks in solid core wire - which was bad for aluminum, and broken strands in stranded copper). I used to go through a pair of wire cutters a year... I've had my current pair for about 5, I guess, and they're still irresponsibly sharp.

At the farm, one of the cousins-in-law was using a pair of these to strip cabin wiring on a tractor. They work remarkably well for something that costs $0.88 at Princess Auto for smaller wire, maybe 22-16 ga.

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Oh yeah, I also twist the bare wires with my fingers before inserting them into the wire terminal on the AVR.

You monster... all that finger grease will disrupt the delicate balance of electrons in your speaker cable.

Bren R.