Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money

Interesting and as always controversial thread.  On the cable/interconnect thing, I have two opinions......and little practical experience to back either up, so take that for what's it's worth :)

While I do believe that different cables, IC's etc. can sound different in different systems, I think the cost of many of the "boutique" stuff is absurd. Ultimately, it's wire with some nice connectors. You can twist it, shield it, comb it, braid it, cryo it, use different dielectrics, play with the gauges, but in the end...........it's still wire.

Perhaps if I had deeper pockets I could and would play that game, but I'm of the mind that any properly designed cable, interconnect or wire, should get you at LEAST 90% of the way there...............better ways to spend your money..................Maybe I'll try some 12/2 romex just for fun. :)

OBVIOUSLY , the cable can not . Classical is FAR more demanding of a recording than rock or small group jazz in many ways .Sound Stage and definition of 90 musicians at a time for starter.

schubert"Classical is FAR more demanding of a recording than rock’

That is a wholly mistaken, misinformed, and elitist pronouncement completely lacking in any evidence, substantiation, or reference it is a broad, sweeping, and unsupported generalization based on a completely confused, sociocentric belief and conviction rather than actual observation, data or research. It is actually a faith-based claim.

elizabeth
Geoff, Do you have a favorite cable brand? Mine is Kimber, with a helping of Cardas. (I tend to dislike AQ due to some failures of insulation on some Midnight years back, and then a AQ record mat that became a goo record killer if any LP was left on it for more than an hour..) the rest I know nothing.. nothing.. So you see I have a slight hold back on anything AQ.. Hurricane included.

>>>>>Comments accepted without comment. Would you believe I don’t have a favorite cable brand. Actually, to be perfectly up front, I don’t use cables or power cords.

I have been to over 2, 000 live classical concerts in the last 50+ years .I DO know what I say is so .You do not .

Is Classical Music elite ? Yes it sure is  .ALL claims are faith based to include science , especially science .