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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If you ride 200 miles weekly and or race it is certainly reasonable to buy a $2000 -$4000 wheel set for your bike. If you listen to music 20 hours or more weekly it is certainly reasonable to buy nice audio cables.  What’s the problem? I do both and enjoy good wheels and wires.  Yes...wheels and wires. 

@grannyring Agreed, thank god wires don’t wear out as quickly as wheels! I say this with the attendant hazard of taking this thread further down yet another rabbit hole. 
A thread on cables going down a rabbit hole? Gosh, really? How can that be? Am I hallucinating?
I guess, with this thread, we’ve reached the bottom, and we have to stop, and that is what's bothering us.

(No lyricist worth anything would be caught alive admitting to have been involved with the creation above so, this time, I take ownership and responsibility)