I had a set full of blue jeans a while back which were great for years, then I had the opportunity to demo a set of considerably stupid money by comparison from Hapa Audio. Holy crap what a difference. Like absolutely 2 different tracks entirely. We’re talking the difference of Bluetooth speaker on a subway vs full orchestra 2nd row. That being said, those cables were by comparison stupid money at over $400 but the immediate difference they made on my budget setup was more than the sound quality increase from 400 spent anywhere else in the system, and it will scale with each improvement along the way. Like Millercarbon said, plan your upgrades wisely and budget accordingly. But the ideal that you must equally split amongst all cords is a load of bull. Find the easiest tweak/weakest link and start there but plan for what your system will be 5 years from now, not just next month. Just my personal experience $0.02. Have fun!
-Lloyd
-Lloyd