Speedskater
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.......................................................... If you build speaker wires from CAT5 cable or run of coarse or fine copper strands with similar AWG they are all conductors of electricity. Will it sound the same? CAT 5 has high inductance a low capacitance. This is where some will say they should sound identical because its "just wires". True - YES. In reality every wire will be a "good" or "better" impedance match between components. This is where you can have different frequency roll off due to wires.
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Actually if you bundle several Cat5 cables together, then connect all the stripes to one terminal & the solids to the other. The cable will have very low inductance and high capacitance.
The low inductance may increase treble response with some speakers. (Apogee, M/L)
The high capacitance may make some legacy & boutique amplifiers unhappy.