MOTM

Just some comments:

Thanks Roger T for the single wire Canare tip. When you mentioned guitar cable 
it jogged my memory and that was what Canare cable I was trying to track down 
in the past.

As for using two line cable for patchcords, it seems like one should use what 
fits job, and that would be single wire. I use a cable stripping device that 
has two blades. It can strip the outer rubber portion and about a half inch 
over it strips down to the inner wire. So in one shot I'm ready to start 
soldering. It's a great time savings device and makes it a lot nicer to make 
your own cables. It's not going to work on two line balanced cable. Not to 
mention that I've seen some balanced cable that doesn't bend/droop naturally 
and/or has a bit of a lumpy shape because of the twisted pair inside.

As for cutting down on noise. Maybe in a studio situation where you're running 
long cables, but then again, that's what balanced lines is used for. For 
patchcords it probably won't make any difference.

-Elhardt