Can David beat Goliath ?

The Siltech (G6) is a very expensive cable. As you know it works best in a top shelf system (like yours). If you are looking to get 98% performance of the Siltech at 1/10 the price, the Pure Note Paragon is the one to consider. Read the recent threads in this forum about Pure Note vs. Siltech.

http://www.purenote.com

Try an Oritek X-2 about $700/meter
I don't know if it competes as I have never had these head to head but I do know the Oritek is excellent at what it does

i dont know what is considered "cheap" in this context..but the soundstring cable is very good..does every thing very well, well built, and is reasonable priced ($400 for 1 meter ic, $500 for speaker cables, and $500 for power cord)it is not the cheapest (ie $100 ic's) but it has been used in many $$$ systems that is generally reserved for $3000 per meter ic.

the cable is very high quality from a very large commercial wire manufacture in the usa..