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Need copper speaker cable recommendations $300 ish

Hi everyone.

I know I just asked about copper cables and what it takes to make a good one, but I would also like to know what copper speaker cables around $300 (6-7 ft) are out there worthy of recommending. My setup is on desktop with a coaxial speaker using seas L12RE/XFC driver and a digital integrated amp which is fully digital and do not require a DAC but sounds analogue, have many eq filters that stuns people for its natural sounds just out in S Korea. I have not received the amp yet, but the speaker manufacturer told me that I probably want to avoid silver/hybrid cables as it can make sound harsh on high notes, so high grade copper speaker cables they recommended. What are some good copper speaker cables available in the US? I know OCC coppers are good, Audio Envy SP 9 are great, some Neotech 3004 mk2 variants also good, but that is about it. Thanks a bunch in advance!

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yggy1
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noromance
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While not as good as the OCC wire, 14 gauge Romex performs surprisingly well. Don't laugh! Make sure not to score the wire when trimming off insulation. 
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twoleftears
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That's for one leg.  To make a pair of speaker cables, you'd need 4 runs of the required length.  As that cable doesn't come in different jacket colors, you'd need to mark the ends, to keep + and - differentiated.
djones51
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Canare 4s11 is easy to terminate with bananas or spades. I've done both very flexible good wire to work with. 
yggy1 OP
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twoleftears  I had a huge dumb misunderstanding for a sec, I somehow thought the cables decide + and - instead of the amp and speakers lol

djones51 The more I look into the cables I am more torn apart as to which one I should go for. My speaker has good transparency and definition and the amp make good analogue sound, so I'd better find something that mixes well, but that is out of luck or experience.
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twoleftears
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Off the shelf, just get some Audio Envy.

DIY, some good suggestions here:

http://image99.net/blog/files/d048bbacfce9bcad4a025be804771d9a-76.html

First one top of page here is also recommended, but as noted tricky to make for a novice.

https://www.vhaudio.com/speakercables.html

There's also a school of though re. braiding.  For instance, using Duelund hook-up wire, get a run of 12 awg and 16 awg for each leg, then braid all four together using a simple braiding pattern.

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