If I'm happy, why shouldn't you be? And vice versa. I have done a lot of AB comparisons with a group and we were all convinced that better (yes pricier) cables made a positive difference in the two dealer systems we listened to. No, not blind testing, but repeated comparisons over a period of time (weeks apart) with the same results. Were we fooling ourselves? Maybe, but so what? We are in this hobby to fool ourselves, no? To convince ourselves that we are there in the room with them or they are here in the room with us. They are not. For me (maybe not for you) cables help my system(s) achieve a degree of pleasing verisimilitude. I agree that prices for some top of the line cables are fabulous and I seek out modestly priced wire that gives me bang for the buck. Same goes for power conditioning and power cables, another topic that inspires debate, but not for me. I am convinced of sonic improvements because of the results I have heard at my dealer and in my home. Happy listening to all of you, no matter how those ineffable vibrations make it to your eardrums.