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Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality?

A dealer of mine convinced me into buying Analysis Plus speakers cables that I have enjoyed for a few years now. I noticed some other companies making speaker cables for many multiples of $1k and wondered how many truly good companies are making budget speaker cables nowadays? Who are they? What are the prices?  I had Blue Jean speaker cables some years back and thought they were as good as the Analysis Plus brand I have now. What is your brand? 
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rvito
56 posts
 
Have tried many different brands of cables in my system but the ones I like best are some made with Western Electric 16ga. Wire. They have a nice smooth sound. I use these on my Infinity IRS Betas.
tomcarr
1,486 posts
 
+1 Anticables @jack43 
I'm very happy with mine, ICs and bi-wired speaker...
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unfairlane
140 posts
 
chrisr; 10awg solid core is in the (minimum) area where it starts to happen, the amp seems to grow or open up, specially in the low end. Bi- or tri- wiring improves the top end further.

 
roberjerman
4,319 posts
 
RCA 14 ga. works and sounds fine on my KLH Nines and Ohm Sound Cylinders!
parabolic
106 posts
 
+9(?) for Signal Cable. I'm running the Silver Resolution all around - XLR ICs and speaker cable. Truth be told, I like them more than a well known 'big name' cable at more than two or more times the price.

I happened to make the observation last week that of the 800 or so listings for pre-owned cable products on US Audio Mart, only one of them was for a set of the ICs. Granted, market share needs to be factored, but methinks that says something. Make of it what you will.
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