DO CABLES REALLY MATTER?

@calvinj your making a lot of generalizations again that show your lack of knowledge. Like your using the terms vintage gear and cheap gear like its synonymous. Have you ever priced a pair of vitavox corner horns? Pair of western electric amps?
Then you bring up the term audio envy. Like us us poor sods who run vintage just can’t afford modern stuff but lust after your system. Couldn’t be further from the truth. I run vintage gear because the pieces I run sound better to me and are built better. Nine times out of ten that modern piece your paying big bucks for is just a vintage idea/piece regurgitated.
And back in the day a lot more engineering and money was applied to audio/new products. Magic fairy dust was not included.
Your post denying that your one of those guys essentially proves it more than anything.  

As far as lack of knowledge.  Whatever! My experiences are mine. You have your opinion. I have mine.  That’s part of the problem here. A lot of you guys think you know it all. I don’t nor to I claim to. My opinions are different but your lack of knowledge led you to make that statement Most of what we talk about is opinion. But I guess my lack of knowledge led me to have my opinion. Lol. Anyway. Carry on. 

 Whenever somebody starts off with "my system consists of 35K retail worth of equipment" it's a good indicator of the type of individual you're dealing with. I've swapped so many pieces in and out to get to where Im at I wouldn't even have a clue of what the retail of my system is!   And more importantly I wouldn't even think to state that  as a qualifier! It's pretty much meaningless… 
 And you're the one that doesn't state anything as if it's an opinion. You stated definitively that if people think cables don't matter they should get their ears checked. 
 But yet I'm the know it all… 

Yeah whatever, keep making your ASSumptions. Like I said before it was only used as a context in what I am doing with my system.  I’ve heard great cheaper systems. I have heard great systems with things like bookshelf Sonus faber toys and a small name amplifier. Anyway I’m not here to convince you who I am. I have been blessed to hear entry level equipment all the way to the super high end. I settled with my equipment based on performance not price. As you see most of my gear is not from the big names in audio.  I’ve done my research well and I enjoy my system and cabling.  What works for you works for you. We will never probably hear each other’s systems.  My system is actually up in a video on the Lone Star Audio Fest page. I’m happy with it and how I got to it. I hope you are with yours. Best wishes.