Your opinion on cable spending


I will be looking to replace my current interconnects & speaker cable within the next couple of months. I can budget up to $2500 for i/c's & speaker cable, my question is do I spend more on i/c's? Or spend more on speaker wire or budget around 50% for both? Your opinion & why would be appreciated.
bobheinatz
Pbb I don't want to imagine that my cables sound good, I want them to really sound good.
First determine the cable that will match your system,
then allocate the money without compromising the other
too much,balance decision is the key here.I normally
like to get the most, out it in the source, then pre
amp, then amp.If the budget is tight.I believe you should
try differrent brand of cables,With your budget,TG audio,
Luminous audio cables, and Audience, AZ,HT, you will
be able to achieve good result.Remember it takes time to
audition,Cable company will loan you, but its more
expensive, than Agon price.
Jayctoy: How does one "determine the cable that will match your system"? What happens if one cable selection upsets the balance that another cable selection in a different part of the system was able to achieve? How does one go about knowing which path to choose? Sean
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Uppermidfi, great, nice to know you hear a difference. Great to know that a major advancement in sound reproduction is cable "technology". Who cares what other people think, right? You hear all those great improvements; I hear no difference. It's all the same. You're right, I'm right and so is my uncle. It's all a game, right? Strange, a dealer who sells some pretty decent brands told me how fed up he was with people coming in his store with all these fancy notions about cables. Why he confided in me, I don't know. Now my curiosity is really piqued and I would like to send in a cable believer to see if he'll go along with him also. What a game, eh. Ain't life grand? Come on, Happy Valentines Day.
pbb....in looking at your system, i am surprised you dont hear a differnce in cables.

have you ever auditioned mutlipe speaker cables/interconnects (ie had the opportunity to totally rewire your whole system with some well regarded cables ? $350 & up for interconnects and $750 and up for speaker cable)

if so..... and your system didnt sounder different to you( for the better or for the worse), then something is more than likely amiss with your system or something else......

best regards,

mike