Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?

And, here we go.

That's an audacious display of cheapskatery!

(Just kidding.)

there are so many variables in judging cables that an open ended question like that is unanswerable (although it will get lots of answers). and unlimited cynicism and sarcasm......the way of Audiogon on these types of threads.

not all systems/contexts are created equal. some gear/rooms/set-ups reveal more differences regarding cables than other gear/rooms/systems.
and specifically your amp/speaker relationship might tend to favor one speaker cable over another.

i’ve owned super expensive speaker cables (over $30k retail) in the past but for the last 10 years have owned expensive but not break the bank speaker cables ($6k retail) that happen to be made of the same cable as the internal cables in my speakers. i’m very happy with what i hear. i do recognize what those $30k+ cables did in some ways that i liked too.

cables are an important component in overall system performance, but ROI is not always good and there is no general rule. i have my most expensive cables for my phono cables and phono preamp; that is where i find the best ROI and the biggest investment justification.

just my 2 cents.

One person has to be happy, that’s you! You saved yourself a lot of money.. Lot of folks do the same thing.. Some even DIY..

It’s no difference to anyone else in spite of what THEY think or think they know..

I don’t expect everyone else to agree, BUT they aren’t listening to your system or paying your bills..

Enjoy your new found "pearl".

Mr Mike what is ROI? 

Regards