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<blockquote data-quote="midnightg35x" data-source="post: 6037792" data-attributes="member: 608400">Higher strand count leads to higher flexibility and greater vibration resistance only.&nbsp; Almost all wires used in car audio are stranded for this reason.&nbsp; A 5000 strand wire vs a 4000 strand wire (of the same wire gauge size) will have indistinguishable power handling differences, but the 5000 strand will most likely be more flexible.&nbsp; Solid copper wire has high current capability than than stranded (in the same gauge wire), but in a car environment, it would crack due to vibration.The talk about current only flowing the outside of the conductor is partially correct.&nbsp; The phenomenon is called skin effect.&nbsp; It is completely irrelevant at audio frequencies due to the relative low frequencies.&nbsp; It is even more irrelevant (if this is possible //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif )&nbsp; when you are talking about power wire.&nbsp; Strand count does nothing here to help.Kicker hyperflex is silver tinned 100% oxygen free copper.&nbsp; It is one of the best types of wire you can get.&nbsp; It is not CCA or something stupid like that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="midnightg35x, post: 6037792, member: 608400"] Higher strand count leads to higher flexibility and greater vibration resistance only. Almost all wires used in car audio are stranded for this reason. A 5000 strand wire vs a 4000 strand wire (of the same wire gauge size) will have indistinguishable power handling differences, but the 5000 strand will most likely be more flexible. Solid copper wire has high current capability than than stranded (in the same gauge wire), but in a car environment, it would crack due to vibration. The talk about current only flowing the outside of the conductor is partially correct. The phenomenon is called skin effect. It is completely irrelevant at audio frequencies due to the relative low frequencies. It is even more irrelevant (if this is possible [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] ) when you are talking about power wire. Strand count does nothing here to help. Kicker hyperflex is silver tinned 100% oxygen free copper. It is one of the best types of wire you can get. It is not CCA or something stupid like that. [/QUOTE]

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