whats the very best sounding cables for realistic money

Geof 
i think you have been around tooooooooo loooooong, im guessing you've sold up and put im a celebrity get me out of here on??????????
On a very serious note if no cables is your tonic please pass the bottle thank you

geoffkait
5,941 posts
07-05-2017 12:58pm

" .... Mains, there is no answer to your question. If there was everybody would be doing it. This whole subject of best bang for the buck or what’s the best for the money, whatever, has been going on for 40 years. It’s pretty much been reduced to the level of a troll...."

+1

Nailed it !

Without prejudice to the former, the notion of  "realistic money" is an arbitrary, biased and entirely subjective value judgement at best.

-- in a $50,000 high-end build / resolution system, $5000 is "realistic money".... at that price/performance strata, they are all "good" with the challenge being to pick out the contender(s) from the pretenders.

-- in contrast, in a $1000 low-fi system, $100 is a good first step. There is negligible to nil  difference at that price/performance strata, so just pick one of 'em.

DH Labs is worth looking at:
http://silversonic.com/

So is Supra:
http://jenving.com/

@mains, I like your thinking ( and writing), and believe you have a good head on your shoulders. Much of what you posted is in sync with my beliefs.
As far as making a recommendation, so much is system dependent, that it is hard to make a blanket recommendation.
Could you give us a list of your components? Are you using RCA or balanced interconnects?
Thanks Bob

As you have probably reaiized, there is no one correct answer. Most of us probably feel pretty strongly about the cables we use or just "the cable debate" in general. I love Silent Source cables. At this point I can't see using any others. They aren't cheap but the money one spends definitely goes towards the actual product rather than marketing. 

That being said, I went to a workshop at the RMAF a few years ago that was all about "cables". It actually wasn't promoting a particular brand or product. The workshop highlighted the impact that "like brand/type" cables can have on a system. They started with a mixed bag of good quality cables. The system sounded fine. However, when they switched out the cables for all the same brand/type the system came to life. The timing and coherence were noticeably better. It was one of the best workshops I ever attended and it has helped me ever since. Good luck on your quest!