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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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unfairlane
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I discovered (step by step) how to make the ultimate no-loss speakercables back in the 90`s. The thruth is so simple that most "educated" audiophiles will not believe it.
this also made me rebuild my powerap, replacing the trafos++

Thick(!) clean solid-core copper all the way is the solution and cleaner, opener  3D and a lot better Dynamics are the result.

None of the "high-end" cable companies are even close to do this right.
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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
I did not know that. 😳
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chrisr
543 posts
 
I just put my belden 5t00up 10awg back in my system after toying with some 13awg starquad for a few weeks, and wow wow, the sound is more dynamic, open, clear, just as if a little more amp power and control capability just got unleashed.
Wire length is in the 10-11ft neigborhood.  Speakers are 6 ohms nominal.
Quality copper and heavy gauge is hard to surpass!
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
1,543 posts
 
+1 Anticables @jack43 
I'm very happy with mine, ICs and bi-wired speaker...
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