Need help buying new speaker cable

Thanks to everyone for your input.

the reason I thought about upgrading is because the cheap banana plugs Tara Labs uses do not fit tight enough and work themselves loose.  When I saw the Audioquest Rocket 88 and Robin Hood they were terminated with their solid metal Sure Grip banana banana lugs.  Audioquest told me these will fit tighter than the Tara Labs banana plugs.  Tara Labs said they were not able to terminate their cable with these banana plugs.

Again, thanks to all for your input!

Larry:

Sorry to hear about the damage. Are the cables beyond repair? 

I own the Robin Hood Silver (8ft pair, bananas), and I think they are a fantastic value.  That said, and I hope I'm not about to embarrass myself here, but out of curiosity, I picked up a pair of the new version of the Nordost Superflatline...and WOW, at under $500, I cannot believe what a value they are.  They are not just a "value buy" though—and I truly have no affiliation with Nordost (I was even told to avoid their cables by one reseller because they "sounded thin" not even joking)—I have them running in my main system (Devialet Expert 140 Pro, Harbeth P3ESR 40th Anniversary) and not only do I leave the Superflatline in place, but family members noticeably preferred the sound without knowing that I had swapped them.  They do have a unique look, which I like, and they need about 50 hours to really break in.  But give them a chance—I have not heard a cable perform like the Superflatline for under $1000, unless perhaps you can find the Shunyata Venom on sale somewhere...but I can't express enough how "right" they just sound in my setup (Superflatline).

Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions.

I can't believe Charles Miller took the time to contact me.  As a result, he turned me onto Synergestic speaker wire.  I just got of the phone with Synergestic and he was amazing and is Charles.

You guys, Charles is someone you need to listen to.  He is the real deal!

I will no longer purchase cables with hollow banana plugs. They have great contact, but bend and crack if you look at them too hard- I rotate several amps, so I do a lot of plug out/plug ins. I'm in the process of having several sets of speaker cables reterminated by the manufacturer to the better spring loaded ones. Very happy with the set that's been done, well worth the extra cost.