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deltadube 
its not what... ?
The antecedent is clear from your previous post: "much better acoustically."
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Originally Posted by
deltadube
lower gauge is better...
No, provided the thinner wire is still adequate to the job. (For rule of thumb on "adequate," see the Russell wire charts.)
I would argue that thicker is actually
worse all around: more expensive, less flexible (assuming same construction), harder to hide (because it's bulkier), no sonic difference.
Though for people whose primary concern with wires is that they look like garden hoses strewn about one's floor, then yes, lower gauge is indeed better.
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deltadube
higher strand count is better..
A more sophisticated discussion of the actual tradeoffs of higher strand-count wires may be found above. But to recap, assuming the insulation isn't stiffer, a higher strand count generally means greater flexibility combined with diminished ability to hold a shape.
Whether or not that tradeoff adds up to "better" is entirely a case-by-case determination.
Sonics is not a consideration, as it is not a variable that changes with strand count.
