I am sick of cables

"markupting" - Nasaman. That new audiophile term is worth the whole thread. Threadwise, after much time and money spent on cables the biggest thing I've learned is that you don't need to spend a lot of money on cables.

I find most cables to be "different" not so much better or worse. You may or may not like the difference.
I won't mention trade names on this thread but I have replaced my 1500.00 interconnects with 120.00 cables and there is no way you could tell which pair I had in my system in doing a A/B.
I agree with you 110 percent.

Threadwise, after much time and money spent on cables the biggest thing I've learned is that you don't need to spend a lot of money on cables.

Exactly! I'm now using the Acoustic Research ICs recommended by Sam Tellig in Stereophile a few years back. They are well constructed and sound as good as the $300 cables they replaced. I'll probably never use anything different.

I've accepted that I can't afford to change cables anymore, they are just way too expensive. I've finally settled on cables that I'm happy with and they didn't cost big dollars.

After 35 years in the audio hobby, I don't know what to think about cables anymore.

In 1988, I bought an 8' pair of used MIT Music Hose to drive my Spica TC50 standmounts. The Hose cost like $50 ($100 in today's money?). I still have these cables.

In 2002 (when I was making a lot more money), I bought an 8' pair of Audience Au24 w/ custom Cardas silver plated spades to drive my standmount Wilson Cubs. These cables cost $1200. I never even thought to try the Hose w/ the $7000 Cubs.

Times change; the Cubs are gone, but I still have the Au24s.

Currently, I am running a pair of Dali Ikon6 towers in my nearfield PC system. I have spent a lot of time comparing the sound of the Hose w/ the the Au24s. The Dalis sing with the Hose and are just ho hum w/ the Au24. Go figure.