DO CABLES REALLY MATTER?

Well I have gradually spent more and more on my speakers as I caged them out. I started with def tech bi polar. Went to b&w cm9. Then to Sonus faber Liuto. Then to Vienna acoustics Beethoven’s baby grand se. Then I had the revel studio 2 and my final speaker the gato FM6.  This has been over the span of the last 11 years. I’ve had my current speaker for almost 3 years and it’s staying for a long time. I have enjoyed the journey. I have gradually went up to a better speaker each time. I think the revel studio 2 on the Gato FM6 are both great final speakers. I spent a little bit more each time and I have gotten better results from going up. Cable wise I have settled on the ones I have based on how my particular equipments reacts to it. I feel like my cables have helped me get the best out my system. I mentioned price initially because most people spend a certain portion on cables based on what they paid for their system. I was willing to go above that suggestion amount if it delivered sonically and my system has for me. Ultimately if the mix of cables and equipment gets you to your audio nirvana then do it. Don’t listen to folks who will never hear your system. 

One more thing. I don’t mention price to woo or impress anyone.  I know people who spent 5 times what I did. Some have great sounding systems. Some don’t despite the money they spent. Price plays a part only if you know how to match the right things together and picking the right speaker for your tastes. You can spend a lot and have a crappy sound if you don’t know what you doing 

There is a huge difference between "knowing" and "striving to understand."  When we cross over to "knowing," we get locked into a belief system and become argumentative in defending it.

If the "knowing" includes "You get what you pay for" and "Everything makes a difference," then we become the target of con artists preying on those belief systems.

That's not to discount "Looks cool" as a reason for purchase.

Well here we go! Everything in Audio is not a con. It’s a business. People develop a product the sell it for a profit and it’s up to you if you want to pay for it. Yes, I KNOW EVERYTHING MAKES A DIFFERENCE. Some differences you like some you will not. It’s up for each individual to decide. If it helps you ultimately to get the sound you seek then maybe it’s worth it to you. Some people Mark THIER gear up to insane prices and you have to decide if you wanna pay it. I get that you can put great sound together at cheaper prices. However, I do my research before I make my purchases I see what technology and R&D is used to make the product. I usually get a demo of what I’m thinking of purchasing. Usually i get an in home demo if possible. I follow this method even with cabling. I try to not to buy sight unseen or heard. A lot of people in this hobby do. I try not to. You wouldn’t spend money on a car if you didn’t test drive it so why should you spend the same or more in Audio without testing it in your home. I’ve had some dealers get turned off by me wanting to do this. But I just go somewhere else if they do. So that way you KNOW if it works in your listening enviorment. I also took the liberty to go out and listen to the insanely priced gear to see what I heard that was different. I thought the insanely priced stuff when matched and set up properly could be spell binding. The Raidho speakers plus Solutions electronics did this. However you could get a nice house for what that gear costs. Which is crazy so you get the best you can afford and get a sound you like and roll with it. If folks don’t let you demo then don’t go there. It’s too costly at times to make a mistake with gear at certain levels. There are those who play in the low end. There are those who spend more and there are the guys who go all out assault regardless of price. Decide what you want try to hear it in your listening enviorment that way you know! Looks cool is great but if the Sonics are not there it don’t matter!