Frank, you owe it to yourself to give the magnet wire a try. I've done a lot of reading about wires, cables, etc. & magnet wire always seemed to get very high praise for it's performance. I decided to give it a try, so I went the DIY route. I picked up some 12ga solid core OF magnet wire w/ the red varnish coating, more than likely the same wire you have. I made a bi-wire run using GLS locking bananas that work beautifully. No problems at all at either the amp or speaker terminals. Let me tell you I was simply amazed at the way they perform. Before I was using Canare 4S11 star quad bi-wire cables. The canare's were very good but the magnet wire simply out performed them on all aspects of carrying the music signal from your spectacular OmegaStar 440EX amp to my AAD 2001 monitiors. The difference was very immediate & a real ear opener. I think their claim to fame is their insulation or lack of it really. In laymans terms I assume that the signal has a very direct path & is not fighting against layer upon layer of insulation, woven jackets, etc. Kind of the way you design your gear, no bells & whistles just superb performance. As a side note if anyone is interested in trying this DIY project, I have access to this wire & I can sell it for $.35 ft. & a flat fee of $3.00 to cover shipping & gas to go to the post office. At this price it's worth a shot, you won't be disappointed.
