Best $200 speaker cables for overall performance?

Jim Speltz - Anti Cables speaker cables, right here on audiogon. $10 per foot per pair, $200 could get you a 20 foot pair!

I would also put Pear Comice cables on your short list.

I just noticed and can't believe I responded to a 2 year old post!! Just wondering, Do posts ever get dropped??

OK, I went with a set of Morrow Audio SP2 Reference Speaker Cable. They say it needs 200 hours to fully break in; I'm not sure about this whole break in thing with cables.

The first thing that I noticed about these cables is how light they are. I mean they don't seem to weigh anything. I don't see how they can carry enough current for big bass sound.

So, what I did was to run the Morrow cables to the high frequency posts of the speakers, and then I ran a set of Goertz Alpha Core MI-2 to the low frequency posts. This way, I know I am getting enough juice to the low frequency posts. I guess this is what they call a shotgun bi-wire hookup. Also, I plan to later switch the cables at the speaker posts, and see if I prefer the Morrow or the Goertz sound on the high frequencies.

At this point, I have maybe 20 hours on the Morrow cables. Again the current setup is replacing my 10 year old bi-wire set of Tara Labs RSC Prime cables.

So far, it does seem the mids and highs are very clear with the Morrows on the high frequency posts. I listened a bit to a SACD and am pretty impressed. I will have to do a bunch more listening and continue to break in the cables for a while before making any firmer conclusions.

Nordost flat 2 or 4 are great cables in this range...2 comes in bulk that your local dealer can terminate or you could do it yourself...i have listened/auditioned many cables in this range...and most everything sounds the same..ie...they dont improve the sound...