Speaker cables with good timbre


As the title says, i would like to hear recommendations on a pair of speaker cables, copper, that have a very good midrange, imaging and truth of timbre or faithful reproduction of instrument sound. As i get older i started to realize i value those characteristics the most when i listen to recorded music. Thank you in advance.

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Recently on Agon I found a pair of Shunyata Research Alpha v2 speaker cables. Like wow.  Here’s another set. If they will let you try ‘em. Please do!  FYI asking price is very good too..

I was not aware that timbre could be adjusted by speaker cable. I have about five different speaker cables but see no point discussing them since I would have no idea how they would affect timbre.  You can try an affordable cable like Canare 4S11G(OFC) and if you're handy, finish them your self with several choices of solid copper connectors from eBay or just have Blue Jean knock off a pair. The bulk cable is $2.05 Ft at Performance Audio.  OFC copper which is different than there regular 4S11 plus a high quality polyethylene insulation, about as low a dielectric constant you'll find in a cable.

Put down the snake oil. Claiming certain cables have better timbre is just absolutely ridiculous. Science and quantifiable facts usurp all of your biased opinions, folks. No wonder being called an 'audiophile' has become insult when claims like this are still present in this community. It's embarrassing. It's almost 2025, people; get out of your parent's basement and go educate yourselves. Like honestly.

My favorite speaker cables to this point are the Anti-Cables 4.2 Flex speaker cables. That said, my system is currently disassembled (building a dedication audio room), and I have acquired or built several new cables.

I have a fun winter project, building DIY cables.......all using extremely high end Japanese cable (Oyaide PCOCC-A, Acoustic Revive Triple-C, Neotech UP-OCC, SAEC Triple-C, and Furutech OCC - Nano OCC - and DUCC-OCC). Getting all of that cable was expensive, and difficult as I had much of it imported from a friend who lives in Japan. But it'll keep me busy all winter; very excited to get them going.