Some very good suggestions here....a few years ago I saw an inexpensive  speaker cable review on Steve Huffs reviews.  Gave at the price, gave them a shot in a secondary system and was really surprised at how good they were.  Fast forward and recently Steve posted another review and states he now runs these pretty much full time in his reference system....crazy.  I am experimenting with two pair running bi wire in my high end rig and totally shocked at how good they sound.  Their design is similar to Morrow, using a 247 ultra fine wire copper count.  At the price point worth a listen.  Find them on Amazon.  Micca 14 Gauge Pure Copper speaker cables 6.6 ft.  Under $30!!!!  I know this is blasphemy in audiophile world but has to be heard.  Have fun!

We are big fans of Kimber Cable and especially with the BFA Style Banana Plugs with dual set screws and polycarbonate shells. These banana plugs are uniformly tight fitting with great surface area. Another big advantage is we provide an allen wrench so that you can retighten the screws at a later date making sure that you’ve always got excellent copper to gold compression.

Check out what we offer:  Kimber Cables with BFA Banana Plugs

cable termination with matched to speaker terminals connectors is the best way to ensure reliable, well performing connection between amp and speakers, for years ahead! 

My wife and I have three systems in our home. The main system uses $$$$ speaker cables and interconnects.

The other two use speaker cable purchased at BestBuy for about $50 for a spool about 100 feet long.

Use the speaker cable from BestBuy. You will be pleasantly surprised.

@audphile1 thanks for clarifying that. Although I’ve had audio equipment for a long time, I’m definitely a novice. I went down a rabbit hole when my Yamaha a-960 I had listened to occasionally since 1982 couldn’t be repaired at least locally. I started by replacing the amp followed by other new components and have become somewhat obsessed with the hobby now. I placed an order of demo 8pr directly from Kimber with bananas. I have 30 days hopefully they aren’t to harsh with my peerless tweeters. I was going to connect them both lol. I don’t hate the 40 year old Apature wire but it was chopped up into unequal lengths sometime back. The two other cables I had tried both had bananas. I hope it’s not just bare wire that works best with those old speakers. The crossovers are new but I made the mistake of leaving the original binding posts.

Thanks to everyone for the different recommendations and all are still being considered. Also as a newbie here I appreciate everyone’s kindness on a subject I realize can be controversial. Thanks again.