How much money on speaker cable?

Defintiely check out Clear Day Solid Core Speaker Cables. Outstanding value and less than $500

If you like fashionable cables look at VooDoo Cable, they look like they have some nice products. If it was not for the economy slump affecting my income I would switch from my Cardas Neutral Reference. Like a woman, my system has to look as good as the performance.

i recently demoed one of the solid silver core (shotgun config) speaker cables & it was not a good match at all in my system. it was very clear & detailed but lacked harmonics & body. try before you buy if you can...

Tip from a pro: DIY.
Speakercables must be seen as a part of the amps powercircuit and should be kept short, thick and solid. Just be aware that solid copper needs some beating to open up.

Relo and others. You're right...high end Audioquest, Nordost, etc. do sound very good, however, in my system, the Speltz anti-cables beat all of the high priced spread handily. In truth, each system is different, and reacts differently to different designs. For my system, every time I replaced any Cardas, Nordost, Audioquest, Kimber, Purist, Wireworld, etc, etc,...it sounded better with anti-cables...go figure.