Speaker Cables : Moderate priced

After reading years ago, ... I chose to ’believe’ in the individual small strand concept of minimizing ’skin’ effect. Could be ridiculous at our short distance, but nonetheless

I was taught to keep speaker wires the same length, may be ridiculous at our lengths, nonetheless

I built my own using Cat 6 STFP Oxygen Free Copper. Sound as good as anything I have used or heard (I’m 75), but in any system, what are you hearing but the sum of it all.

I used two colors, one negative, one positive, crimped ends and attached expanding WBT type banana connectors.

Twist the two cables about 4 feet, tape, twist other direction about 4 feet, tape, keeps you from having to flip the entire length of the cable for every twist.

These are Cat 7, STFP, Oxygen Free Copper, each strand 23 awg (most are 26 awg). 8 x 23 awg = 14 awg.

Allow for slack both ends to make your life easy.

I would recommend an Audience AU24 SX. I am selling mine, but it is too short for most people, unless you have monos and even then, it may be too short. However, there is another seller on USAM selling the same cable at a longer length.  I think it is very good at the price that it is available for these days.

I am getting a used Audience FrontRow speaker cable on Monday for my Livingroom system. I also own a FrontRow speaker cable in my other office system. I like these cables more than the AU24 SX but they do cost a lot more.

I have run long runs of very good and high quality single ended and balanced and both sounded great.

JPS Labs Superconductor 3 speaker cables!!! This cable has been around for years and is no longer being produced. But, I can tell you that these preform at such a high level of proficiency that they will make you question the need to spend more. And, for what the can be had for preowned, the superconductor 3 becomes an even greater value.  Phenomenal performers!!!  I just recently upgraded all the  cables in my system except for my JPS Labs Superconductor 3 speaker cables, which I’ve been using for almost 15 years now. Yes, I have brought in other cables for audition, but none of them were able to beat out the JPS Labs cables, especially for the money. I feel that my beloved speakers, and my beloved Superconductor 3 speaker cables are two of my greatest and wisest audio purchases in over 30 years in high end audio.

Audioquest type 4, otherwise Auditorium 23's. They are , believe it or not, very similarly built/designed cables, the latter costing three times as much.