I became an audiophile before WWII, listening to Victor Red Seal 78s on my parents console using cactus needles. After WWII, I began building and assembling a series of systems, including using the Thiele Small parameters to construct my speaker cabinets. I transitioned from Heathkits to Scott, then quit assembling the components when I got hooked on Macintosh. I went from 78s to 45s to LPs, to reel-to-reel tape and finally to CDs. Over these years I discovered several truisms with regard to cables: (a) speakers need the largest diameter cables (12 or 10) terminated with top quality connects. Resistance and impedance should be as low as possible, especially if you have long runs between the amplifier and speakers: (b) Interconnect cables among tuners, CD players, turntables, DACs and preamps need to have shielding, and be terminated with top quality gold plated connectors; (c) cables from the preamp to the amplifier also should be shielded and equipped with top quality connections. I found, through trial and error, that premier Belden cables provided the best interconnects. The trick is to ensure the best connections between the cables and the connectors.
I found that Blue Jeans Cable could manufacture superb cables, precisely to the lengths I needed, and with the appropriate connectors welded to the wires. Cost? Not nearly as expensive as many of the highly-advertised products. IMO, quite a bit of the hype and "reviews" for esoteric cabling is largely snake oil.
To me, speakers - - and their placement - - are really what determine realistic Sound Quality. Just my thoughts from over 85 years of listening to classical music. YMMV
I found that Blue Jeans Cable could manufacture superb cables, precisely to the lengths I needed, and with the appropriate connectors welded to the wires. Cost? Not nearly as expensive as many of the highly-advertised products. IMO, quite a bit of the hype and "reviews" for esoteric cabling is largely snake oil.
To me, speakers - - and their placement - - are really what determine realistic Sound Quality. Just my thoughts from over 85 years of listening to classical music. YMMV