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Need help buying new speaker cable

My Tara Labs Apollo speaker cable broke at the negative terminal end.  I will need to replace them.  What cables would you recommend?  I would like to know what cables out there would be comparable.  I would like to upgrade but they need to be affordable. A local dealer recommended Audioquest Robin Hood’s but they cost $2,000.  I just can’t spend that much money.  I am looking at Audioquest Rocket 88’s for $1,150.  Any ideas?  I would also like to know what the sound difference be compared to my Appolo’s?  I still have a difficult time you can hear a sound difference between one cable and another.  
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soix
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Here’s a pair of Acoustic Zen Satoris for only $449 that should be more than fine and save you some $$$...

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649776658-one-8-pair-acoustic-zen-satori-speaker-cables-spade-to-spade/
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larry5729 OP
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I am currently using the Tara Labs hollow banana plugs.  The problem is, is when I push my cabinet back towards the back wall, I lose a connection on my left speaker.  I wonder if anyone has experience using Sure Grip banana plugs?  They are made of solid metal and according to a dealer I talked to they are spring loaded.  He said these hold firmer and they would be less likely to work themselves loose.
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yogiboy
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Any audio dealer near where you live can terminate those cables.  If you are having a problem with bananas why not  just get spades?
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larry5729 OP
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My ARCAM is not designed to accept spades.  If it could accept spades, I would have used them years ago.  I use spades at the speaker end.
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