SouthFly:Trevor did also state soldering, you haven't had problems with just twisting them togeter?
No. They are only cheap cables for my rear speakers. All the cables were chased into my walls and plastered and then we decided to change racks and I was about 2 feet short! I cut the cables, cleaned the ends off, twisted each length and then bound them together with tape. If I ever get problems, I would just buy another short length and cut the original back a bit more and do the same. I did this about a year ago and have had no problems so far. And I am a novice!