Does this basic speaker wire sound better than cables many times the price?
Well, there’s a nice pair of 8ft Acoustic Zen Satori cables on US AudioMart for $450, which is a little over half price. I’d say give’em a try — IME the Satoris are outstanding all-around cables for the price — and if you still like your cables you’re doing really, really well and you can sell the Satoris for close to what you paid for them. A near risk-free way to gain some good peace of mind there’s not a lot more to be had in your system even by spending LOTS more. FWIW.