It is very likely you can get better sound from upgraded cables. What is your sound source? Digital / analog? How does your system sound now… I mean does it sound perfect? Thinking a dit more detail or just more of what you have? Do you really know the sound of your system? Make sure you really know it. Many hours of listening to the components you are buying for.
Your tastes are critical in this. So typically is just best to try some. From a dealer or rent on line. Used is a great way to double your buying power. I am guessing your system is in the ~$10K range. My rule of thumb would be invest at the 10% - %15% of system. But that is completely dependent on what you hear. Don’t go cheap on the first try. If you try some really good cables and they don’t make a difference you want to hear it. If the difference is big… then you may decide it is worth it. But that is ultimately the point… the sound improvement must be worth it to you.
I guess I would start with the speaker cable. There are pros and cons to doing all or one at a time. There can be a real advantage to all of the same brand.
This can be great fun… or it can be frustrating. I spent hundreds of hours comparing, developing a set of parameters to listen to and scope. My listening skill vastly improved over the decades, make it fun.
Good speaker cables are really important and expensive. Can you rearrange your system to reduce the run. I usually have speaker cables for decades. Well worth a sizable investment.
Your tastes are critical in this. So typically is just best to try some. From a dealer or rent on line. Used is a great way to double your buying power. I am guessing your system is in the ~$10K range. My rule of thumb would be invest at the 10% - %15% of system. But that is completely dependent on what you hear. Don’t go cheap on the first try. If you try some really good cables and they don’t make a difference you want to hear it. If the difference is big… then you may decide it is worth it. But that is ultimately the point… the sound improvement must be worth it to you.
I guess I would start with the speaker cable. There are pros and cons to doing all or one at a time. There can be a real advantage to all of the same brand.
This can be great fun… or it can be frustrating. I spent hundreds of hours comparing, developing a set of parameters to listen to and scope. My listening skill vastly improved over the decades, make it fun.
Good speaker cables are really important and expensive. Can you rearrange your system to reduce the run. I usually have speaker cables for decades. Well worth a sizable investment.