Cheap/expensive or expensive/cheap?

I will say it in a simple and provocative manner to be listen to and to be understood...

Most people fixated on the cables upgrade necessity, because they just discover that cables can make a difference dont know the fundamental problem in audio system installation...

Most of those negating that cables can make a difference and living with the fixation to deliver this "truth" has no idea probably of what is the fundamental problem in audio system installation...

Before upgrading cables, or any piece of electronic component , try to embed your audio system in the sea of resonance, in the river of noise that flow through your house, and in the muddy acoustic pond of your room...

To begins with a reasonnably good not costly cable will do, but there exist other location all along the electrical grid of the house that ask for controls and treatment :
routers,wall plugs, old fixed phone line, computers, central and secondary electrical panels, conditioner, power supply of any kind, even battery, external electrical cable of the house etc ALL these are source of noise directrly impacting the S.Q.

And if you want a huge increase in S.Q. try the more complex problem of acoustic....Very rewarding at low cost if you are creative...



My best to all...

 My basic question was can a lower priced system with good quality accessories potentially sound better than a higher priced system with just the stock cords/ICs. Thanks.

My experience is yes but would use the term "enjoy" over "better". I would rather listen to my inexpensive system with the inexpensive cables than my more expensive system with the same cables, which sounds truly bad. 

Wow you guys are to much ...10k system with 3K in cables REALLY...I have a 10k system with DIY cables ,parts Express cables .it sounds great...cost less than 300....no if I would have spent 3K your saying I would have a system that would what be out of the solar system.....please.....you guys must be starving because of the  restaurant conditions at the present time... do you also have $100 coronavirus masks to ???????....I was an EMT so spare me....