HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ?

Calvinj , I think Nordost does do cable demo on the show from low price to their expensive cables.

Unless there is a problem with your current cables. "upgrading" cables is more of a tweak to get the sound you are looking for. For me it has been mostly subtle changes. At times I can't even tell a difference. Most of my cables are not real high end. Only have a couple "expensive" cables. 

Well, when I changed power cords on my HT subwoofers, that made a big impact. Weirdly both subs were now pulling more power at idle over the OEM cords. Not sure they really sounded "better" but they had a bit more punch.

@ghdprentice

I support you in using cables and interconnects made by Transparent. I also use their power cords in order.

Cables tend to color the sound for better or worse. This is a factual comment. There is considerable creativity in making cables.

Transparent’s cables and the accompanying network box that’s attached to the cable which tends to adjust for impact on the sonic integrity along the harmonic range as impacted by cables. I like that.

I also believe the more money you spend makes you feel better and clearly you can spend a ton of money on cables and interconnect. Its absurd how much you can spend in this area

I also like the power isolator made by transparent. This is a company located in Maine and they seem to be nice people up there, very helpful and speaking to me about technical aspects of whatever it is they do.

crawfishdaddi

I've been down this road a bit and my answer is a little nuanced ... once you have a cable that is: 1. Well constructed 2. Well shielded and 3. Well terminated, you will get little to no improvement in sound quality by "upgrading" ...

That's not "nuanced" at all. That's dogmatic.

@cleeds ... uh, ok?