Cables that cost more than good loudspeakers

Here's the interesting thing for me. I'll theorize that NO component or cable is completely neutral. Therefore, ALL components or cables are, to some extent, tone controls. All we are really doing is purchasing a sound which pleases us individually. From the first note struck in the studio or on stage anything after is reproduction and, therefore, different than the original.

Why do so many people act so naive with some of these postings? This is representative of the entire planet not just Audiogon and audio equipment. This is what people with a great deal of disposable income do!!

It's all about what you want and are willing to pay. I know of someone who spent almost as much for his custom kitchen as I spent on my house. That, too, can be considered crazy until you put in perspective - he also paid nearly ten times what I did for the house.

If you look at this in terms of functionality, that kind of money doesn't "justify" it - i.e, both of us have a roof over our heads and he can't cook anything I can't. But it's not about that, is it now?

Unless they are literally a couple pounds of platinum and gold in them, nope no technology in a cable can be worth a fraction of these costs.. Which even the top fiber optic cables audio use or not is probably the only actual "Technologically" advanced cable designs, passive cables are really nothing in the end.

I hear your point loud and clear! I worked my way up to Stealth Sakra ic's and loved them! Then one day I needed a long cable to integrate my home theatre into my 2 channel system, and bought a Mogami Microphone cable, as it was cheap, and after all it was just for movies! While paying around one night I tried the Mogami in the 2 channel system and was blown away......it was sooo close to my outrageously priced Sakra!

After some investigating I found that Mogami makes a new model, Mogami Gold. I picked up some 2M ic's for my 2 channel system for less than $100, and sold the Sakra. These cables get you 95% of the way there, at 1% of the cost! I have found that more expensive isn't always better! Quite often it is better, but not always! Now I buy and sell high end cables just to have fun, and compare them to my Mogami. After all, if you buy used you can almost recover all your money. So far I have not found any cable worth a huge investment, to replace the Mogami.

It should be mentioned that I do have Bybee SE Golden Goddess ic bullets......so perhaps they are helping to level the field. Next week I am getting a second Analysis Plus Golden Oval ic, so I will be able to compare a pair of $7500 ic's to a $100 pair of Mogami!!