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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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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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scratcha
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Cullen Cable, Audio Envy and Blue Jeans
aj523
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Anticables 3.1. Solid cooper core . 8 gage double strand.
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optimize
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I reflect on while reading this thread there is a wide variety of speaker cable DIY and many different speaker cable manufacturers.

Feels like if we keep going on then we will end up with all the manufacturer there is. When we all buy from them or make our own.

It has been educational to see all the types.
(For myself I have made double shielded with dead soft pure silver. They're very fast transients but is not cooper.)
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