its a perfectly appropriate question, but I just had to giggle a little ,
b/c audio cords have the highest profit margin of audio equipment. So the OP wants 90% of the performance at a much lower cost. I would actually suggest to consider making your own cables then. Get with someone at a DIY shop who sells this products,: wire, terminations, etc and ask them what they would buy and how to build the cable. They will want to help you b/c you are buying their accessories.
If you can solder and follow directions, you should be fine. that is the other myth of cables- like they are difficult to make. they are not ....
b/c audio cords have the highest profit margin of audio equipment. So the OP wants 90% of the performance at a much lower cost. I would actually suggest to consider making your own cables then. Get with someone at a DIY shop who sells this products,: wire, terminations, etc and ask them what they would buy and how to build the cable. They will want to help you b/c you are buying their accessories.
If you can solder and follow directions, you should be fine. that is the other myth of cables- like they are difficult to make. they are not ....