For those who have thought about it but figured it isn't worth the hassle, really it's pretty easy to do.
I've a set of the Van Haus braided for the fronts and have had a few requests from friends for making them a set.
No way...Way too much work. So after reading about the Gomer cables, and having a lot of Cat5 left, I tried my hand at making one for my center channel.
Can I hear a difference? Well it's kinda hard to A/B but I think so. I was using a 5 foot chunk of Monster Cable, the 11 gage version that sells for around a $1.60 a foot. My daughter can tell which cable I was using every time. Soooo maybe these ears are just a bit old and tired..
My wires to the back speakers are 12 gage I bought from Home Depot about a year and a half ago. I should first mention that they have since replaced the brand they were selling at that time. Anyway, it's turning green.
It's a long run and both Gomer's site and Chris's site, recommend against long runs of this type of cable, I've pretty high quality amps in my receiver and decided to spin up a slightly different version of the Gomers..this one uses 20 pairs instead of 16..
Some pics.
Front Another view before final twist Coiled up A close up.