Your opinion on cable spending

pbb....in looking at your system, i am surprised you dont hear a differnce in cables.

have you ever auditioned mutlipe speaker cables/interconnects (ie had the opportunity to totally rewire your whole system with some well regarded cables ? $350 & up for interconnects and $750 and up for speaker cable)

if so..... and your system didnt sounder different to you( for the better or for the worse), then something is more than likely amiss with your system or something else......

best regards,

mike

"There are none so deaf as those who will not hear". I am deaf or else thick, it appears!

Speaker cables generally cost more so the 50/50 rule is not valid. If you spend $1500 on speaker cables then you will have $1000 left for i/c's which may be a couple of 1m pairs.

Sean I know you know the answer, but I will give you
my best shot,I have been in this hobby for fifteen years.
In my experience this is How I determine or figure out
which cable will match my system.
My system is Andra Eggletons speaker, Extreme monos stratos.
Sony 9000es Mod by Dan Wright.My system is very revealing.

1) I will choose copper with rich full sounding characterstis.In my case I will think of audience cable, cardas,Tara lab,
2) All silver wont be a good choice here.

If one cable upset the balance of other cable,dont stop
there,continue fine tuning the system,until you get
the right combination.Sean you know and I know this
is hard work, and very frustrating at times.Its
trial and error.I wont be surprise,If the system got
too dark sounding,I might mix a silver in between the
preamp and amp, or maybe I will put it in the source.

Sean thru experience, and familiarity of our system,
you will have a good idea which direction to choose.
Or if not sure ask the expert here at Agon.Read some
post here about cable.But it require experience and
auditioning every cable that are available.As you know
I spend time at Van L and bringing cables home.

This are the ff. I have auditioned.
AZ,HT, Audience,I own Siltechcs,Tara Lab,VD Nite,
TG audio,Costum power cord model eleven and top gun,
I own Luminous audio Synchestra sig,Kimbers, Marigos,
I heard them at John store.I own Pure Note,I own AQ
Lapis,opal,and some cardas,I heard most of the AQ cable
also the old one,Dragon,diamond,sterling,I own argent,
and sold the midnight.I heard the Nordost also,the golmund,
transparent, MIT I use to own one,I own a didgital PAD,
I auditioned the synergistics,a lot more.the only reason
I want to post so I can share my humble experience with
cables.But Iam not expert like you.

i think this is very, very good advice from jayctoy...

mike