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Hi,
I'm not sure but I suspect it's some aging reaction of the clear polyvinyl jacket. Whether or not that is triggered by oxidation, I just don't know. What puzzles me is how the copper could oxidize beneath the jacket unless somehow oxygen got into the wire beneath the jacket during the coating process.
Virtually all copper speaker cable is sourced from China so it may vary depending on the vendor's source. I mean, why is our Axiom speaker cable super flexible whereas the SoundKing stuff I got ages ago from Parts Express is definitely stiffer. Maybe the latter doesn't have as many strands.
I remember when we introduced the Axiom generic speaker cable, someone at our Dwight factory counted the strands, and it has 275 strands per conductor.
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Working from home today so I checked the 2 year old runs of Home Depot wire and so far, no oxidation on exposed or within the clear sheathing. 2 years isn't a horrid long time but it was worth checking while you had it on my mind.
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I remember when we introduced the Axiom generic speaker cable, someone at our Dwight factory counted the strands, and it has 275 strands per conductor.
Dude, that was a sucky job! 
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I remember when we introduced the Axiom generic speaker cable, someone at our Dwight factory counted the strands, and it has 275 strands per conductor. Stange. The batch I received had only 274. Can I ship them back to have the missing one pushed back in?
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Alan used to love popping in when the guy got to 265 and start yelling, "85, 62, 113, 9745, 12"!!!!!!!!! 
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If memory serves, it seems that other forum members have warned users away from Home Depot's bulk generic speaker wire because it seemed to oxidize even under the plastic insulation, which is odd. Even so, that won't affect conductivity through the copper.
Does anyone else recall those posts? Yeah, that sounds familiar. Can't remember who or where, though.
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Can't remember who or where, though. Not surprising, really.
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I think the discussion was brought over from AVS. I am quite sure I have read that wire oxidation thread.
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I mean, why is our Axiom speaker cable super flexible whereas the SoundKing stuff I got ages ago from Parts Express is definitely stiffer. Maybe the latter doesn't have as many strands.
Alan
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