After many years of listening, reading, evaluating and finally taking the plunge (buying) I think I can provide some insight into cable mythology.
"More expensive isn't necessarily better" is the outcome of years of (my own) research.
Yes, more expensive cables are generally good, but are they better than some of their less expensive counterparts?
It all boils down to the law of diminishing returns.
Allow me to elaborate:
Let's say you have a system worth $10,000.00 (which is about entry level to audiophile grade electronics these days).
Spending $250.00 on speaker cable and an equal amount (proportionately) for quality interconnects will make a marked improvement over the standard 'freebies' thrown in by most electronic manufacturers today.
This equates to approximately 5% of the value of your system for cables and interconnects.
Double this expenditure (to $1000.00), and you'll hear an improvement (better; but not 100% better).
Quadruple this ($2000) and the difference(s) will still be noticable; however less so.
I draw the line (personally) at 10%, as I feel (again, my opinion only) that any more expense is unlikely to generate a corresponding improvement in sound/picture quality.
There are obviously, exceptions to this rule, as on the odd occassion, spending more, will bring a noticable improvement.
If you're searching for sonic 'Nirvana', try different cables as some may suit your system better than others.
Most importantly, I firmly believe, that system SYNERGY
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