I have to disagree with some of you who feel that solid core power cables will sound as good as or better than an inexpensive pair of AQ speaker cables. I've heard almost all the 'cheap', homemade cables out there over the years and NONE will stand up to an inexpensive pair of AQ cables on a system that reveals anything. I'd love to get together to test it sometime. I agree that some companies, even with BIG names in the industry ruin good music at times. i also feel that cable companies along with Cartridge companies charge way too much for their products, because we let them. That doesn't mean that their products still aren't better than nearly all the homemade stuff out there. JMHO