Cables more hype than value?

Everything that has been said so far on cabling, "DITTO"

I have actually read through this ENTIRE thread so I must be masochistic.

My system is worth closer to $10K than $20K so some would opine that my setup is not very resolving and therefore I cannot hear differences in cables.

They may be right, and it is good to "know" that I can still make very hearable component upgrades without succumbing to mind numbing discussions about speaker wire.

@ Dsper, A used pair of Taralabs, the one speaker cables would for ever change you impressions, at the cost of your system, these will be a good improvement for sound, I have tried this speaker cable on very cheap systems, always heard a significant improvement!

I was a none believer until recently. I was using homemade speaker cables using audioquest type 8 wire at 5 feet. Interconnects are 15 feet of Canare /Nutech xlr. My system is magnepan 20.7 with krell amps and AR Ref 5 pre. I auditioned AQ Comet speaker cables and Colorado xlr's. Frankly I thought wire was wire but yes I heard a difference. The speaker cable was maybe 1% difference but the xlr is rather big. I cannot listen to the Canare anymore. It's muddy. I still do not want to spend this kind of money even though I can swing it. So a compromise. AQ Rocket 88 speaker wire and Columbia xlr. Should be decent, I spend about half the money so let's me rationalize the purchase.

Cables more hype than value?
Yes, I recommend not using them.