Speaker Cables For $300

You ask a great question.

My experience has been that great-sounding speaker cables can be found at every price point: low $, medium $, high $ and truly insane $. 

As a testimonial - My ARC Ref 6SE preamp now has 200+ hours on it, and as it has been braking-in, my low$ speaker cables have revealed everything nuance of the process... changes in tone, changes in staging, changes in attack, and the list goes-on.  

Last night I was listening to one of my reference LPs (Imaginary Roads, William Ackerman WH-1078), this LP had a beauty and clarity that, in 20+ years of playing, had I had never experienced. It was a 'goose-bump' moment.

I am using AntiCables Level 3.1 (biwired).  They reveal every change that I make upstream, and I do not hesitate to recommend them (even for systems costing tens-of-thousands of $).

An 8 ft. pair retails for $310.  Anticables.com...  I am a customer and have no business affiliation.

+1 @inagroove My experience has been that great-sounding speaker cables can be found at every price point:

I can contribute the low-cost cables I have been using, including:

1. Micca 14 AWG: Introduced by Steve Huff, this cable is a bit rolled off in the treble but renders a transparent and sweet sound.
2. Belden 5T00UP 10 AWG: This cable even outperforms the Micca 14 in low-end extension. It is used by Blue Jeans Cable.

The RCL measurements are critical (in this order) for both speaker and interconnect cables. Alpha Audio has conducted extensive measurements and listening tests for 32 cables, most of them in the medium to high price range. See the link below if interested.  I can tell you that the resistance and capacitance of the Belden 5T00UP outperform most of the cables they tested. If you DIY it with good banana plugs, you end up with about $50 for a pair of 8 ft Belden speaker cables, compared to $100 per pair sold by Blue Jeans Cable. Highly recommended.

https://www.alpha-audio.net/review/megatest-speaker-cables-32-cables-listened-to-and-measured/

Just a final thought...

Remember to allow plenty of run-time for break-in (40-50 hours?) before considering the sonic attributes of your new cables.

+1 for bluejean, otherwise https://www.usedcable.com/speaker-cables.html?dir=asc&order=price

DH Labs Silver Sonic- Q10.

It’s silver clad over copper which to my ears provides a cooler (but not bright) sound with great extension on both ends.