Cable recommandations

look great @carlsbad ... what is the recipe?  Might try myself!!

You might look at see of the wire In the furutech line. I have never tried there speaker car or Interconnect bulk wire I have tried an evolution 11 balanced interconnect. That was nice. I have used a bunch of there power products liked every one of them. The top of the line recepticals rodium plated as well as the gold plated ones. Lol there is a difference seems funny when you audition receptical s. Same with there top of the line plugs and IEC ends rodium plated. I also have a few sets of midline gold plated plugs as well. And two sets of there 55 powercord s. I ordered a set of the do it yourself interconnects and ends they should be here in a week or so that is for a second system. But basically I don't think you will go to wrong with there products. Cable selection is really a individual choice as well as equipment choice as far as how or what you are interested in. In my opinion you are painting a picture with you audio system. There are different flavors and no one audio system has it all it doesn't matter how much you spend you cannot recreate live music in your room. That being said the jump of faith becomes smaller as the system improves. Basically a Rembrandt painting and a Picasso painting are both beautiful but they are different. Don't forget that when changing your system. A person can always say my system is better than my friends etc but if fact two we'll built systems without glaring problems are a choice not which one is better but which one do I enjoy more. So on that note so far I like anything that I have bought that has been furutech and so can go a long way up in there line for the dollars you are thinking about spending.i also like the upper end of the transparent line but that will be above your price point. Regards 

I made the conscious decision to build my own cables vs. buy cables - both speaker cables and interconnects. I have no interest in spending $$$ for marketing and sales costs for a product that, in general, I can make myself. Again, that’s my personal choice and it could mean absolutely nothing to you.

I currently use pairs of Duelund Oil-coated cotton covered OCC copper for each side of each speaker connection - twisted to reduce noise impact. On the amp end it’s bare wire, on the speaker side it’s tube connectors. I also use cardboard tents to get them off the floor, but that’s it.

I can’t imagine much better performance with more financial investment - certainly not better value.

Buy used is the first thing.

 I currently have two systems. One has AQ Rocket 88 speaker wires and the other has some 30 year old silver coated, copper 12 gauge wire. I have switched them several times and can always tell there’s a difference.

Wires can effect your sound, so see if you can try before you buy or try someplace like the cable company. They have cables you can try before you buy.

All the best.

JD

I replaced my Analysis Plus speaker cables with a biwire set of Triode Wire Labs. The Analysis were smooth w/ a nice rich tone compared to what I had  previously but the Triodes maintained the great tone but opened up more detail & nuance. 

I recommend Triode products & they have a free trial period too. They should be right in your price range. Handmade in NY.