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speaker cable prices

I read plenty of articles on the demise of high end audio and have been an enthusiast for 40 years and worked at a high end retail chain for ten years back in the 90's. I still own several systems and buy and sell gear to keep tweaking my systems. Nonetheless I'm pretty shocked at the prices of cables in particular- I look for a decent pair of speaker cables to run from a Pass amp to a good pair of speakers and can hardly find a pair of 8 ft cables for less than $1000- most are commonly 2-3k for a pair of cables. 

Is it me or is this ludicrous? 

What are people buying for an average pair of cables ? Can a pair be had for $300?
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reubent
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I like the no-frills Audioquest Type-4 based cables built by Audio Advisor. I like them better than the factory terminated version because I prefer the low-mass BFA style banana plugs used by Audio Advisor over the bananas used by Audioquest. And they are less expensive. 

I think a 10 ft pair is about $120 terminated.

Personally, whatever speaker cables I buy or build myself, they will use the low-mass style BFA banana plugs. They are simply the best termination IMHO. I prefer them over spades (by a wide margin) and I like them better than bare wire.
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czbbcl
1,752 posts
 
Try these I use his interconnects and they are excellent....

Chuck

https://www.dysonaudio.com/
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samac
499 posts
 
These are fantastic, made well and right in your budget; Cullen Cable Crossover.

http://http//www.cullencable.com/crossover-series-speaker-cables/

Cheers,

Scott
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geoffkait
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stereo5
I feel for you. I need 22 foot pairs of speaker cable and the cost is more than my first brand new car. I paid 2500 for my first brand new car in 1971. 47 years later, that 2500 would be more like 5-6K.

Whoa! Maybe move the amps closer to the speakers and/or move the speakers closer together. Or look around for a more cost effective speaker cable. Perhaps consider making your own. There are many ways to skin a cat.
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lalitk
5,612 posts
 
Please check out Signal Cables. They are well made, neutral sounding and offers amazing value. 

http://www.signalcable.com/speaker_cables.html


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