Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality?


A dealer of mine convinced me into buying Analysis Plus speakers cables that I have enjoyed for a few years now. I noticed some other companies making speaker cables for many multiples of $1k and wondered how many truly good companies are making budget speaker cables nowadays? Who are they? What are the prices?  I had Blue Jean speaker cables some years back and thought they were as good as the Analysis Plus brand I have now. What is your brand? 
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In my limited experience, Kimber 4PR offer a good value for the price. I have been using them since 2001 (first on Vandersteen 1Cs, now on Ohm Walsh 2000s). But I cannot really compare them since it has been so long since I tried anything else. I will also be looking to upgrade at some point. My chief candidates are Kimber 12TC, Morrow (not sure which model yet) and Audioquest (again, not sure of which model). But I am in no rush as the 4PR speaker cables seem to be doing a good job.

@willemj - Well, thanks for posting your uninformed thoughts. As J. Gordon Holt used to say: "If you haven’t heard it, then you don’t have an opinion." I, too, could post on every thread here on the Forum to chime in about things I haven’t heard and know nothing of, but I don't.  I read more than I type. If you want your fellow Audiogoners to respect your opinions, some selectivity is always a good idea.



@travbrow - Wow!  I wish I had the ability to hear all the "overpriced audiophile cable[s]" and compare them to Mogami like you did.  Color me jealous.
@travbrow -  Your last post was quite reasonable.  My point above in response to your earlier post was simply that, as JGH used to say, "if you haven't heard it, you don't have an opinion."  Every system, room, ears, and brain is different.  YMMV, so I try to avoid statements like "this Radio Shack wire is better than any other wire ever made in the history of electronics."  And there is a lot of science to wire technology, although not all claimed wire science is good science.  Rejection of RFI and EMI alone is a good reason to invest at least a little in well-designed wires, IMHO.