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

If you can justify the expense of trying exotic cables and enjoy it there’s nothing wrong with it, it’s your time and money. I have some "budget" VH AUDIO cables and DIY stuff and did try some more expensive stuff and decided my budget stuff is good enough for me. Half my gear has stock power cords and don’t feel I’m missing out.

Now if I feel like tweaking, I’ll mess with room treatments, speaker position tweaks and room correction tweaks. Stuff that’s scientifically sound. If you think a length of wire makes significant difference to you, more power to you. 

@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.

“Now if I feel like tweaking, I’ll mess with room treatments, speaker position tweaks and room correction tweaks. Stuff that’s scientifically sound. If you think a length of wire makes significant difference to you, more power to you.”

Trouble is not only does the type of metal, purity of metal, thickness of the metal, dielectric material, or whether the cable is cryod, but also which direction the cable is inserted into the system. Infuriatin’ ain’t it? “Stuff that’s are scientifically sound.” Good one! English major, right?

I'll admit I enjoyed experimenting with cables especially the DIY cables I made. The problem I see is manufacturers trying to BS people or take advantage of an audiophile's pursuit of improvements. The never ending more expensive "upgrades" these cable manufacturers push. Some with hard to believe claims plus the 200 hour burn in baloney. 

I have a test CD that plays a tone to demagnatize the cables. I play it every once in a while and not sure if it does anything. Also it's not hard or doesn't take exotic material or designs to reject noise in my opinion. Also, don't forget all your recordings are made with plan old cheap shielded pro cables. I find it hard to believe much can be gained from over the top expensive cables vs common sense aproach affordable types. 

Thats just what I think, right or wrong, some would agree some not so much.

travbrow sez:  "The problem I see is manufacturers trying to BS...audiophiles..."

As you can see from the hundreds, if not thousands, of posts throughout this forum, praising the "jaw-dropping" improvements to be has from exotic cables, the BS works.

If you don't mind dealing in BS, there is plenty money to be made.