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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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chrisr
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Beside the excellent low-cost heavy 10-12awg proposed by Van Damme, Belden, Monoprice, Douglas,etc... I would say Canare 4s8 is a best buy.  It is 13awg, so a little more resistive, but it seems, it feels like it makes my LS50s sound a bit smoother, for the better.
Impeccable quality of construction, PE insulation, starquad, flexible, made in Japan.
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chrisr
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willemj said:
" Ordinary basic cable is good enough. The rest is a rip off."
It is not "good enough" for everybody.
How many cables have you listened to?

I bet my cables that willemj listens to the radio with speakers.
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chrisr
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I just put my belden 5t00up 10awg back in my system after toying with some 13awg starquad for a few weeks, and wow wow, the sound is more dynamic, open, clear, just as if a little more amp power and control capability just got unleashed.
Wire length is in the 10-11ft neigborhood.  Speakers are 6 ohms nominal.
Quality copper and heavy gauge is hard to surpass!
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