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

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Good post @punkrock67

Spend big bucks on a smoking cable its great.

Cables and interconnects do sound different. Putting aside the value discussion, because that is a personal decision, I do certainly hear differences. Much depends on the transparency of the chain. If the other components are very transparent, and capable of full-bandwidth performance, those differences and improvements will be more audible.

As an example, with a system consisting of a Pioneer receiver and Klipsch RP-600M stand mounts, the Synergistic Research Foundation Series speaker cables will not produce as dramatic an improvement as compared to, say Parasound JC1+ driving Magico S5. The second setup is so much more transparent and capable, the improvements yielded by the Foundation cables over other less-capable ones will be clear and present.

If you really want to find out if/how cables can improve YOUR system the cableco.com has a well stocked assortment of cables in their lending library to audition in your home.  Compare $100, $200, $2,000 cables and decide for yourself. I have no affiliation but have been a satisfied customer and was able to know with certainty how various brands and low, med, and high priced cables compare.