Thanks for all the responses. I am thinking about trying Anti Cables speaker wire. It's very thin wire and unless they made the reviews up themselves, they are highly thought of by different users. Any thoughts on Anti Cables ?
I have a modest second system with the Anticable 2.1. It is a Powernode with Elac Debut Reference speakers. I had older cables on hand from Straightwire and XLO. I preferred the XLO, but they were way too long. So I took a flyer on the Anitcables since I could get a five-foot pair for only $100 and run them straight from the Powernode to the speakers without them touching the floor. They sound great with this little system. That said, if you have a longer run you need to consider the fact that they are very stiff. You can bend them, but they are very different from the typical flexible cable.