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Need copper speaker cable recommendations $300 ish

Hi everyone.

I know I just asked about copper cables and what it takes to make a good one, but I would also like to know what copper speaker cables around $300 (6-7 ft) are out there worthy of recommending. My setup is on desktop with a coaxial speaker using seas L12RE/XFC driver and a digital integrated amp which is fully digital and do not require a DAC but sounds analogue, have many eq filters that stuns people for its natural sounds just out in S Korea. I have not received the amp yet, but the speaker manufacturer told me that I probably want to avoid silver/hybrid cables as it can make sound harsh on high notes, so high grade copper speaker cables they recommended. What are some good copper speaker cables available in the US? I know OCC coppers are good, Audio Envy SP 9 are great, some Neotech 3004 mk2 variants also good, but that is about it. Thanks a bunch in advance!

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yggy1
optimize
164 posts
 
I reflect on while reading this thread there is a wide variety of speaker cable DIY and many different speaker cable manufacturers.

Feels like if we keep going on then we will end up with all the manufacturer there is. When we all buy from them or make our own.

It has been educational to see all the types.
(For myself I have made double shielded with dead soft pure silver. They're very fast transients but is not cooper.)
tantejuut
125 posts
 
Check neotech nemos 3080 or 5080, Nordost flatlines, Audioquest rocket series, Kimber 8tc. Good quality copper, different geometries.
tom8999
151 posts
 
I want to second aj523 - I have been using Anticable speaker wire and interconnects for several years and I have heard a difference in my two systems with every upgrade. They are made in Minnesota - great customer service to. Check out their website - they also sell overstocks after every show they support.
knotscott
817 posts
 
Over the years I’ve owned the basic Monster/Marshall Soundrunner type cables, Belden, Cardas, and Kimber. The Kimber Kable had sounded great on my system, but when I moved I needed much longer cables. I made my own from Monoprice OFC 12awg 4-conductor pvc wrapped twisted CL-2 cable and wrapped it in nylon techflex sheathing (also available in 2-conductor and various gauges, Mediabridge and others offer very similar bulk cable). These sound as good as any I’ve used, and are remarkably easy to do if you’re willing to terminate your own wire....should take about an hour or so.

A dealer that sells you $300 cables will pay roughly half of that, meaning the manufacturer needs to make them for somewhere near $75 to sell them for $150 to the dealer, which is a tad more than it cost me to make my own.....food for thought.
yyzsantabarbara
4,538 posts
 
Audience Ohno are pretty good.
https://audience-av.com/cables/ohno/

https://www.thecableco.com/cables/speaker-cables/ohno-iii-speaker-cable-pair.html

I have a pair of these gathering dust in a storage box.
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