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

I currently have a system which consists of Vandersteen 5A's, THor Audio TP-150 tubed monoblocks, Thor Line Stage and Thor phono stage, Marantz SACD player SA-114 and will take delivery of the VPI Prime Scout with a Sumiko EVOS 3 Cartridge. I am currently using LAT International Speaker Cables, Power Cords and Interconnects. (They are no longer in business). I am in immediate  need of turntable cables and would like to update my new speaker cables and interconnects. Not willing to spend thousands on this upgrade. Seeking to capture as much of the "magic" that the super expensive cables deliver but at a more realistic price point. I understand that I have really good quality equipment, but at this stage of my life cannot allocate mega dollars towards cables.
 Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 
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brianmoriarty
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 I’m getting my rubber dipper ready again!
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geoffkait
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When classical music is played electrons in cables not only drift, they also drift off to dreamland.
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schubert
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On a good system playing Symphonic music most cables make the entire string section sound like one big mass of sound .
A few cables make them sound like individual violins playing together .
OFTEN this is a deed of the recording engineers .
But on the better labels, BIS comes to mind , you can hear the difference and for those who love the music AND have been to hundreds of LIVE Symphony Concerts it is a major difference .From my years on Audiogon I would guess there are perhaps twenty people on here that hear this .
The kicker is that it is not the cable alone ,the entire system plays a part, the variations are so numerous it is  unlikely any given person  is going to find it unless they are specifically looking for it and without symphonic , choir or big-band
as a priority they have no reason to, which is very good news for their  bank account 
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