I'm pretty happy with the Anti-Cables and have no problems with their price. In fact, I wish Paul would offer to sell them twisted (properly and evenly) for an upcharge. The reason I might be interested in an alternative is that, because they are so stiff, it's difficult or impossible to make them unobtrusive in the living room. I guess there's no getting around that with heavy guage solid wire, though.
Anti-cables alternatives
Are there any other manufacturer's of magnet wire based cables (speaker and interconnect) other than anti-cables? Some time ago, I purchased some Magwire cables (speaker and interconnect), but I don't think they are available anymore. There were several variations of the interconnects and speaker cables which potentially enabled better "system matching". Haven't tried the anti-cables yet, but was curious if there were any other options. Thanks for your time and assistance.