defiantboomerang.....fair question...but you didn't answer mine....i am a MCL Duke University grad with a degree in Health Science and a post grad degree as a Physician Assistant, practicing as the latter for ~42 years.I haven't heard a system i would trade for mine. Audio cables do not have to be expensive to significantly improve the sound of a system but in my 30+ years of experience the more expensive the cable,in a resolving system, the more improvement/change you will hear. I do not adhere to the 'full loom' of the same manufacturer theory as the best way to get the best sound as i have tried that on many occasions with very expensive cables.