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How Much Have You Spent On Cables Throughout The Years. I'm Shocked When I Checked.

I just checked the total cost of cables which I still own, all types of cables including spares. It's all recorded in an Excel sheet, actual price paid and not MSRP.

I'm shocked. It's a whopping sum of $22.4k. crying

I'm sure there would be people who have spent more. I have seriously overspent on cables though I still need to get another mains power cable before I call it a day, a rather costly one. 

 

ryder
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mapman
23,587 posts
 

Probably way less than the average audiophile and way more than anyone else. 

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jjss49
6,920 posts
 

alot, though more in sampling a variety of relatively reasonably priced cables, as opposed to shelling out for a few megabuck ones... ... but hey... we all know you can’t take the money with you... lol

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knotscott
1,384 posts
 

Likely a few hundred dollars since 1982.  I was able to buy Cardas and Kimber Kable at dealer cost on years ago, so even the good stuff wasn’t much in the mid to late 80s. 

vetsc5
115 posts
 

Hello and Easter/Passover greetings. 
I believe that I’ve invested less than many on this forum since I fabricate my own cables. I use primarily Mogami and Furetec raw cable and quality terminals depending on the intended purpose.  Estimate around 3k over many years. 
Enjoy the music. 

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strawj
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Probably around $4k-5k over recent years anyway, and I’m not a super Hi end guy and I went to an integrated and streaming a few years ago. Honestly tho sometimes I like a cable just for color or connection. Actually it’s probably more $ than that, it’s just ridiculous.

best js

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