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Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money

I currently have a system which consists of Vandersteen 5A's, THor Audio TP-150 tubed monoblocks, Thor Line Stage and Thor phono stage, Marantz SACD player SA-114 and will take delivery of the VPI Prime Scout with a Sumiko EVOS 3 Cartridge. I am currently using LAT International Speaker Cables, Power Cords and Interconnects. (They are no longer in business). I am in immediate  need of turntable cables and would like to update my new speaker cables and interconnects. Not willing to spend thousands on this upgrade. Seeking to capture as much of the "magic" that the super expensive cables deliver but at a more realistic price point. I understand that I have really good quality equipment, but at this stage of my life cannot allocate mega dollars towards cables.
 Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 
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douglas_schroeder
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Looking for 90%...
Aren't we all.
Some work harder for it than others. I assure you it's a chimera to think you will stumble into it.
Give it sevaral years with diligent work and expense and you will get closer..  :)
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geoffkait
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90% of what? Why has it become SO common to hear people say sound quality is a hyperbolic curve that approaches the x axis when it’s really a hyperbolic curve that approaches the y axis. I.e., there is no ceiling. It’s open ended. There is no absolute sound. One day you’re flying high, thinking you’re on the top of Everest. The next day you realize you haven’t even arrived at Base Camp yet.
elizabeth
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Geoff sez': ""It’s open ended. There is no absolute sound. One day you’re flying high, thinking you’re on the top of Everest. The next day you realize you haven’t even arrived at Base Camp yet. ""I have to agree! It is a never ending quest... I have been fiddling around with duplex outlets, and discovered whole new territories to explore.
analogluvr
800 posts
 
"Some cable labeling has to do with the shielding but not wire directionality. Analysis Plus for example IIRC. Some companies control both, but some cables companies are not on board the wire directionality choo choo 🚂 so they don’t control the manufacturing process to address directionality of the wire."

@geoffkait  they don't control it because it doesn't exist. There is no such thing as directionality in the wire and even if there was the signal going through it is AC so it wouldn't matter. Just because you repeat something a thousand times doesn't make it true 
analogluvr
800 posts
 
And Elizabeth, I'm sorry but duplexes have zero effect on the sound. As long as it's gripping your power cable properly and the electricity is being transferred that's all that matters.
 It just boggles the mind how people think that that could have any effect! After it goes through the duplex and then it's rectified and change to DC then it goes through your gain stages etc. etc. 
 No I agree you are probably hearing a difference but that's purely psychological because you wasted X amount of money on the receptacle. 
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