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I really like this Metra speaker wire. I needed 12-gauge wire for my home theater setup, and this worked really well. The quality of the wire was impressive, and the price made it even better. This Metra 12-gauge wire is priced much lower than some of its competitors, but it has all the quality I need. Don't believe all of the hype surrounding certain brands like Monster. Just do a Google search on speaker wire quality and you'll see...the only recommendation I would make it to consider buying the 100 foot spool of this Metra 12-guage wire (Part# S12-100). I ended up ordering multiple 50 foot spools because I ended up using 150 feet of this wire. If I had just ordered a couple of the 100 foot spools, I'd have saved some money overall, and had leftover wire for future use. Make sure you accurately estimate how much speaker wire you really neeed before ordering, as it's very common to underestimate just how much wire is needed.

Unless you are a hardcore audiophile, I can't see how you could want any more from your speaker wire. Don't pay too much, just get this stuff. Its oxygen free copper. Its well sheathed. The markings to differentiate the wires are easy to see. It sounds great on my speaker system.

I have a very hard time believing that spending 2 or 3 times this much on similar wire is going to make a big difference over this stuff.

I should have listened to other reviews that noted you do not actually get 50 feet of this wire. My set-up required 46 feet and this came up very short and I was left having to order another "50 feet", meaning I'll be left with loads of extra wire. This is just bad business. Most times you'd get a bit of extra wire; I've never heard of a company selling you less than what's advertized.

The cable looks fine. The wires in the two sides are different colors, one side gray and the other side copper. I give it one star because my first roll and a replacement roll both measured 46 feet. I need 50 feet. Some reviewers received less than 45 feet. If you need only 44 feet, it's probably a good deal. If you need 50 feet, it's a nuisance.

The 12 guage wire was the correct wire guage for our Home Stereo / HD systems. The wire jacket is for in wall runs. I expect to get many years of performance and enjoyment running our 5.1 system with this cable.

Amazon's price was very good; and shipment was fast!