how much should you spend on cable?


how much does one spend on ic/speaker cable?(%of the entire system)?
let say hypothothetically if you system ( cd, preamp , amp, speaker ) cost 30000? what is a reasonable amount to spend on the ic/speaker cable? 10% 20% 30% or more?
how does my fellow audiophiles balance the equation in their system?
thanks
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Showing 2 responses by jayctoy

If you will read post here on cables, many true audiophiles do invest on good cables, my main system is about 30k. I spend $700 on speaker cables Cerious speaker cable, ic teo game changer used $445, HF Reveal ic $699, Pc cables dcca ref $400, mit pc zcord x2 $200 . On my second systems 10 k system I spend $60 anticable sp cable, $30 diy single, $150 single clear day speaker cable, pc Vd nite pc used $300, mit $250 ic, silver star dig cable, siltech ic $139.on my second system I got lucky this system has weird cabling but it's so dynamic...
It's worth to experiment cabling to your system, true ,expensive cables don't give you guarantee they will match your system. My friend told me to loan different cables,so you learn what cables match your system or your taste.This the only way ,  you will find out what price you are willing to pay, for the performance on each cables...