I’ve always questioned the validity of spending tens of thousands on cable interconnects for components, and I have asked this forum more or less the question you pose: if interconnect cable is so important, why aren’t the amps, preamps, and especially speakers similarly wired point to point? It’s meant not as a snark, but a straightforward question. I have never gotten not only a good answer, I have never gotten any answer. At all.
For my Altec 604Cs, I ditched the crossover that they came with, bought a pair of Mastering Lab crossovers that were designed for the 604Cs, and had someone replace all the capacitors with audio grade Jensen foil capacitors.
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