Never Spend More On Cables Than Your Equipment Cost$$$$$$$$$$

Yes I agree, cables were the last upgrade accept for speaker cables. Speaker cables were one of my first. Happy listening.

@jerryg123  - my apologies - but the last part of your statement did seem to be - a tad on the skeptical side ? 😉

But I do get where you are coming from - it can seem a little absurd to those that have not experienced a great cable - i.e. until they hear the difference😮

Happy listening - Steve😎

Lot's of great feedback on this thread.

So many cable opinions, so few audio examples.

Last year I recorded several speaker cables in my mastering lab with DPA reference mics, a Neve preamp and carefully studied the differences with a mastering DAC and headphones.

My conclusion was that while those cables did sound different, those differences were small. I noticed the biggest differences between cables of different gauges. The 10 gauge slightly emphasized the lows and and the smaller gauges did the opposite. If anyone thinks they could listen to a music sample, connect different cables and sit down and hear the differences, sorry, not a chance. Tilting your head in a different position would cause more of a change than the cables did.    

I also found that by adjusting the samples with a good EQ using usually less than 1/2 db, I could make any of the cables sound like the others. Like someone said, it's your money but I'd much rather have reasonably good cables and an exceptional EQ than the opposite.     

Some of these guy like crack junkie when it come cable. It like doing leg workout 8 days week and no do chest or back.