Today I received the last of the parts I had ordered so I decided to make a set of wires to connect my office sub woofer to the McIntosh MC162. It was a pretty easy build and I think they came out pretty nice. At the core is 14/2 oxygen free copper wrapped in McIntosh blue/black sleeving and terminated in gold spades and pins. They should perform well and they look good too. I have some Mogami W3103 wire ordered and I will be building a set of cables for my office speakers. Stay tuned..