Cables more hype than value?

......I am in the cable quandary here .....I currently have Purist Audio Design 20th Anniversary cables throughout my system along with the PAD Limited Edition Power Cords. My thinking is / was the more expensive the cable the better the sound which is true in many regards but when I was looking to upgrade my speakers cables I ended up buying the Cardas Clear Beyond as going up the Purist just got ridiculously expensive. Nice cables and during this time I was moving up the Esoteric line in equipment. The Cardas Clear sound real good ..to me in this system and the my speakers also changed from Avalon's to the Sonus Faber Olympica III's ......but in my mind how can the Cardas sound better when they are about 40% less than what I paid for the Purist.....? So I an looking at changing one interconnect out one at a time and see what happens ....but the Cardas interact better than the PAD in my system for less money .....don't know

09-11-15: Garebear
how can the Cardas sound better when they are about 40% less than what I paid for the Purist.....?

For some thoughts on why a high degree of correlation between cable price and cable performance should not be expected, see the posts by me and others in this thread.

Also, see the two links I provided in my post above dated 9-8-15, which are here and here.

Also, see the current thread " Looking for really fine cables at really low price", in which several highly experienced audiophiles have reported that they prefer the sound of cables made from Belden 8402 and vintage Western Electric wire, those cables costing not a great deal more than Radio Shack cables, to cables costing multi-thousands of dollars.

Regards,
-- Al

......Al that's what I was getting at ...and also ....as we all have said many times here on Audiogon ...cables react differently in each and every system and the most expensive is not always the the best for your system. I found that one out $$$$

Danoroo,
There is a thread here, somewhere, where Douglas Schroeder (a reviewer) tried out a high end Van Alstine ABX Comparator Switchbox and it was like a cold bucket of water in the face as it was impossible to tell the difference between amps with levels properly matched but the kicker was the biggest difference was between cables. It was very easy for him to hear the differences.

So use your ears and try out some within your budget and you'll find some that suits your needs.

All the best,
Nonoise

"There is a thread here, somewhere, where Douglas Schroeder (a reviewer) tried out a high end Van Alstine ABX Comparator Switchbox and it was like a cold bucket of water in the face as it was impossible to tell the difference between amps with levels properly matched but the kicker was the biggest difference was between cables. It was very easy for him to hear the differences."

And people wonder why I don't trust audio reviews. So all our amps will sound the same if we match our levels? But our cables won't? No wonder people buy cables that cost more than their components.