Best wires for cost

Hey, David. (1)There is a complete description of their wires and interconnects at the mapleshade website. You should check it out. This was one of those rare accidents that was a pleasant surprise. I was looking for an inexpensive longer wire to experiment with widening my speaker placement, as my XLO's are only 6'. I was going to try the Kimber 4PR as a well reviewed inexpensive wire when I ran across this Golden Helix wire in the Mapleshade catalogue. I knew they had been doing their own wiring for recording, saw the 30-day money back, and ordered them. These wires are so tiny you would not believe it. When I hooked them up, they were, as best I can describe without a thesaurus, more "dynamic" than the XLO even without being broken in. It really brought a smile to my face. Of course, that is in my system, you might hate them. But hey, at ONE pound, your shipping costs are negligable to send them back! I highly recommend you try them. (2)I think you should threaten your kitty with a trip to the Vet, that often works. (Sometimes you have to drive by a clinic, or better yet pull in the parking lot, to show you mean business.) Charlie

For super super cheap but still decent try Straightwire Chorus; only $35 - $39 for 0.5 to 1.0 meter new in box. Used even cheaper.

Go with the simple and classic design like Kimber PBJ, 8TC, Home Grown Silver also great 4 money. Thanks, Rute.

I'm using Analysis Plus Oval Nine Speaker Cable at around $350 for 10 ft with great results, and for interconnects the Audio Magic Excalibur II at around $350 for 1.5m.

Since Stealth has already come up, maybe I won't be hammered for throwing in my impressions. Full disclosure: I know the designer, so assume a bias if you wish. I used to make cables like homegrown's, with relatively thick silver, and thought they were pretty nice. I used Kimber AGSS too, and made KCAG clones, as well as "time-aligned" attempts, with solid core wire combined with longer AGSS. When I heard my first Stealth cables, I gave up my cable-making career in a hurry, though I loved, and still love, being a DIY type. If there's any truth in Malcolm O. Hawksford's "The Essex Echo", a huge number of cable manufacturers are using wire that's MUCH too thick to make a really good cable. Stealth, and some other makers--Cardas, for one--don't make this mistake, and in a good system, their cables will show their superiority. In lesser systems, inferior cables may not show up as such. Something else needs to be improved first.