Speaker wire upgrade??


I am running a McIntosh MC 402 to Dali Euphonia MS5 Speakers. I am using the speaker wire the dealer included when I bought the Amp - they are Ultralink Excelsior 2.4. Based on a web search these retail for around $170 or so depending on the store. They are also 12 feet and I only need 8.

I read lots about the importance of speaker wire on this site and am wondering if I could do better and spend not more than $500. Any thoughts from follow "goners"?
azmoon
Clear Day solid core silver shotgun is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

BUT, he now has Double Shotgun. MSRP $500/8ft pr. I just got a pair and will be trading in my 2 regular silver shotgun pairs
This wire:

vhaudio.com/images/tunami_nigo.jpg ($80/meter)

or the "Across 2000" wire at $50/meter

These connectors:

www.diycable.com/main/product_info.php?cPath=26_136&products_id=544 (about $5/pair)

A small electronics flathead screwdriver

I currently use the "Across 2000" and just received 2 meters of the "Nigo" wire. They are both fairly inflexible, something that may not suit. A real bargain for little work invested.
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I will try a couple of these and see how it works out.
I've not found a more hard to predict outcome than speaker wire changes. Price and performance are not easily predicted ratios in my experience (admittedly, not vast.) Over the last few years, I've used Analysis Plus Oval 9, Kimber 4tc & 8tc, Sonoran Plateau Desert, cheap Monster $1 a foot 14 gauge, & Furutech FS-502 in a DIY cable. FWIW, I sure don't have the most resolving system, but it's no slouch either. None have been overtly deficient and all have their strengths. The Furutech is a stone winner in price/performance ratio if you have a system more slanted to the warm and inviting side of things. I wouldn't want to use it in an analytical, edgy system. I've been so impressed with the inexpensive Furutech, I'd like to try their FS-Alpha speaker cable next ($100 a meter, DIY.)
Photon46,
My system is on the revealing side. Which of the many would you recommend in this case? Thanks for the input.