Why Do Cables Matter?

Thank you kind sir. 
I have achieved stereostasis- at least for now. 
My wife doesn’t believe me.  So I’m not changing anything for a while just to prove her wrong. 

I'll tell you guys a story.  This isn't easy for me to talk about.  So I have wanted some Wilson Audio speakers for a long time.  I loved my Thiel CS6 speakers but I had to get me a pair of Wilsons.  I revamped my system from the ground up and made my dedicated listening room acoustically friendly.  I thought I was ready for the Wilsons.  I was sure that I would be able to insert them into my system- plug n play.  Ha!.  I got my Wilsons and ended up replacing every single cable and power cord.  Lucky for me I was able to do that or I wouldn't have kept the speakers.  I should have known better because I went through the exact same thing when I got the Thiel speakers years ago.

Meanwhile, I finally found a buyer for my Thiels.  I set them up in my shop with a bluetooth SMSL amp that I use on the back porch and with some old, old Monster Cable speaker wire.  Now, my shop is insulated and the walls are covered with perforated masonite.  So it is just about hemianechoic.  I had the speakers just sitting on a blanket on the concrete floor and about 6 feet apart and 15 feet from the back wall.  My shop is 30x30.  I sat down to take a listen before the buyer arrived and I was blown away.  The Thiels sounded so good I got sick to my stomach.  The bass was as good I had ever heard from them.  The imaging was crisp like a pair of Maggies.    After listening to a few songs I could hear differences compared to the Wilsons, but this still was a set up that I could have just about lived with.  I spent a lot of money to get that last 20% out of my system.  At that point the buyer was almost there and I really don't need multiple systems so I let them go.  The bass, the soundstage, the detail and clarity are all clearly better with the Wilsons but I'm saying that Theil speakers have got to be the best bargain in hifi these days.  They just need plenty of room around them to perform their best.

@tonywinga I'm going through the same process now with my ZUs. I really really didn't want to audition cables again and believed I was set in that area forever. Nope.

When putting together my first audio chain, my target was linear neutral so that I can better evaluate component upgrades Years of research for cables using reviews to create a hierarchy of price/performance got thrown out the window after this review for the newer model Siltech Classic cables:

https://hifiplus.com/articles/siltech-classic-legend-cables/#:~:text=Classic%20Legend%20is%20an%20extremely,the%20way%20of%20the%20second

Prior I was targeting the MIT cables at Equis Audio because they seemed like a bargain as their features competed with their more expensive cables.

Reviewers most often review quality components, so sometimes you’d have to read between the lines to find an exceptional product.
“Within a few minutes of serious listening, my first note on the page was “Why haven’t I used Siltech Cables more often?” Alan seemed “surprised” in a positive way- unusual for a seasoned reviewer.

”Classic Legend is an extremely neutral conductor, adding or subtracting next to nothing to the sound of the equipment. It’s also extremely consistent:…” is exactly what I was looking for.

So coupled with this great review, Siltech’s reputation for sonic excellence, Siltech’s seemingly extensive experience with silver purification for audio I purchased my interconnects. At least with this cable I can understand refined Silver, and I’ll buy gold filling in gaps is sonically positive, and the price was a reasonable step up from other silver cables.

Tip- at THE Show, I discovered that monocrystal silver is soft and hard to use and make into cable, and that Albedo cables are made with monocrystal silver as Albedo are “jewelers by trade”. If I want to try out other silver cables like for speakers, I may give them a try.

I hate the process of buying cables and I managed to find cables from a company that does it well. So I spent a lot buying speaker cables interconnects and power cords.  

I bought the mid upper tier Products they offered. Extreme stuff is ridiculo… I'm very content with the purchases and very happy I don't have to revisit the process of choosing cables.

The name of the company is transparent

I did buy some quality ethernet cable's and HDMI cable's from audio quest which I think do these areas very well.