cat5 speaker cable

[lmarc78]

I'm new to the sight and am not sure if this has been discussed but, has anyone tried to make these yet?
I have made several pairs and can notice an extreme difference. My question is do they have to be braided or will the factory twist work as well?

 

[MDS]

Noticed an extreme difference? That is incredibly difficult to believe.

There is a specific braid pattern that must be used for CAT5 to prevent crosstalk but that is for its use as a network cable. For speaker cable you could probably just twist all 8 conductors together and be done with it but my biggest question is always, why use CAT5 in the first place?

 

[lmarc78]

The cat5 cable I use is a 25 pair cat 5 with two silicone center strips between pairs.
I tried the braid and thats a lot of work and time and I've tried without braiding and haven't noticed a difference, so I would like to know if the braid is really necessary and does it really make a difference?