Quick question for the Cables Don't Make a Difference Crowd.

You could probably get good results by minimizing unnecessary cabling and shortening signal paths a lot.

Get a competent streamer+ddc+dac+linestage combo unit from a manufacturer who knows what he is doing. Run it to some proficiently designed powered speakers (Elac Navis, Meyer, Meridian, whatever). All you would need is a pair of interconnects and a power cable, I suppose.

A power cable only needs to have good shielding so it doesn’t turn into an antenna/let any noise leech back in after your power got conditioned by a power conditioner. A power cable does not need to cost 10k, it can be 100 bucks off aliexpress.

Excessive separates bibilly boobilly (i,e., 15 different boxes and cables strung all around to play a damn song) can/will often fail in execution.

Good luck.

Honestly, I feel quite certain that many if not all of the cables “denialists” here can easily hear the difference between divergent cable designs especially comparing high purity copper to high quality silver ( especially if from the same company) n their systems if they would honestly give the comparison a try.  Otherwise you”re just trolling!

I acknowledge cables can sound different, with some better than others, subjective to system synergy.  But after 35 + years in the hobby and spending thousands in cables, I've acquired enough first hand experience to know I no longer have to spend a lot of money on cables to get good sound.   Simply said, expensive cables don't necessarily translate to better sound.

Pros: elegancy; space saving

Cons: expensive; you won't be able to show off your cables / gears other than expensive Dan D’Agostino Master & D&D 8c

+

My minimalist mantra is less or no wire between components is best. Wires are not rocket science. Keep it simple! Yes they can sound different but if the rest is done right then who cares? Not me. Most any good quality wire will do. I don’t want fancy wires coloring my sound. Could be due to my upbringing in Amish Country. Go wireless! Amazon is your wire friend.