I read the responses to make sure I wasn't going to duplicate any ones thoughts and had something new to offer. Every piece of wire will sound different in every high resolution system before we get to individual subject evaluation and personal tastes. The only best is the best for you that fits your budget. You can't blindly just go buying cables to try... you must test on loan or library loan basis. Last I looked the lending library section of the Cable Company allowed you to loan cables for demo for a slight fee that goes towards future purchases. When I was working on that leg if my system many years ago I did demo loans of 8 different brands of cables for speakers. My criteria at the time, and it was 25+ years ago, was under $1,000 for an 8 foot pair. My base pair was 10 ga OFC multi-strand Monster silver soldered to spades. After all of that testing and mailing cables back ans forth a friend loaned me a pair he had moved on from and as soon as I turned te music on a wood stick hit cymbal and the shimmer was all that and nmore. Everything that was metal from cymbals to trumpets, sax, etc., and more just cane alive, bass tightened up and details jumped out. I still use that brand of speaker cable today except it's 6 foot pairs and bi-wired, bi-amped. You have to cable roll just like folks tube roll, and the same for interconnects and digital wire.. and power cords. Put in the work and you will get the sound.
