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How much money on speaker cable?

I am having trouble deciding how much money to spend on speaker cables. I am building a modest system (around $5000) I have been considering spending up to 600 dollars on used Kimber Kable or Transparents. Does anyone think this is to much for just a Classe/Totem set up? Would I noticed the difference if I only spent 250 on some Audioquests? Thanks
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muralman1
1,527 posts
 
Don't overspend. You will get surprising results from some Speltz Anti-cables at a dollar per foot.

Or, go to Blue Jeans Audio and buy their even cheaper shielded cable -Good stuff both of them.
thorman
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Paul Speltz anti cables ,should fit you nicely..With money left over ..One of the best low cost wires around...
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shadorne
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To put things in perspetive - $600 is probably way more than the cost of the components (drivers and crossover) in your speakers. There is actually a greater length of wire in your speaker voice coils than your speaker cables anyway.
For example, $600 will buy you a world class pair of studio headphones (including the wires to the headphones).
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jgiacalo
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Also check out JPS Labs, and, Analysis Plus cables. Both outstanding cables for the money although I prefer the JPS by a wide margin.
audiofeil
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Spend as much as you possibly can on components.

Address cable requirements last.

Good components and average cables will outperform the reverse in most systems.
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