cables are they worth it?


I own a mid-fi system:
CEC TL51x $1500
Wadia 12 $500
VPI Scout $1200
Lyra Dorian $800
Rotel Pre and power $1000
Clearaudio basic $300
Impulse speakers $3000
Wireworld atlantis 5 $500

Total about $8300 my gut feeling tells me spending more then $200 per interconnect would be a waste of money. Soon my phono pre, pre and power will hopefully be replaced my an intergrated. Meaning I need 2 interconnects. Right now I own a Cardas Hexlink 5C and a Cardas Golden Five.
I asked an "expert" on what interconnects I should use and he recommened JPS Labs Superconductor 3 or Synergistic Research Tricon. Both cost around $800 each for 1 meter. Isn't that way overkill for my system?
The same for powercords would it be a waste to spend more then $50 on them, none of my power outlets are grounded.

Sure I would like to believe that expensive cables have a positive influence that is why I bought the Cardas some time ago. But I am really not sure if they are better teh a $50 wallmart cable.

Ps I live in the Netherlands.
mordante
the amp (....) is a Symphonic Line RG9 mkIII
Right. I once had a RG 10. The spkr cable I then chose was Nordost (the bluish-purple one). And single-core unshielded for my sources -- EXCEPT the TT of course.
Musicnoise,

An audiophile was being rushed to the hospital after a heart attack. The paramedics revived him in the ambulance. Firstly, when he woke up, he was extremely upset and said he would sue them for using an ordinary power cord on the defibrillator. Secondly, he made them turn around and go back to his home so he could bring his own set of power cords and cables to the hospital.
Musicnoise,

An audiophile was boarding a plane.

"Excuse me sir, but you will have to run that briefcase through the X-ray inspection machine."

... a moment later the secuity inspector frantically hits the emergency stop button on the X-ray machine, as he sees the audiophile lying down on the conveyer belt about to enter the machine.

"What are you doing - you can't put yourself through that machine. Just give me that suitcase and step through the metal detector over here."

"I can't, says the audiophile, it isn't a suitcase at all - it's the power conditioner for my pace maker!"
Borrow some good cables to see for yourself. Only you can put a value on the change in resolution.

Dave