Cable dollar allocation


If 10% of your audio budget goes to cables, what percent of these dollars should be allocated to speaker cable, interconnects, and power cords? Which cables make the biggest sonic differences, or are they all pretty much equally important?
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Bishop I agree: You spend what you can hear that you can afford. Using no formulas along the way, I added it all up & presently have about $15K in cabling & line conditioning, which amounts to about 30% of the total rig. I don't use any formulas - I just listen.
What does a percentage sound like?

Always buy the best you can afford that seems reasonable for your application. That's my opinion only of course.
Bob, I can't resist calling your attention to Bishop Will's profession. He is a psychotherapist. Maybe he can help you. $15k on cabling and line conditioning. And I'm sure you don't hold the record there either.

If you had told me, for $15k I would have come over to your house and told you all sorts of wonderful things about yourself.
Office hours by appointment in my home office. $165/hour; most major insurance accepted.

And hey, Bob, while you are here, maybe we could listen to a pair of quattro fils that I picked up at a yard sale and you could tell me what you think. :)