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

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.

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To much, but not enough. 

Not much compared to others on this site, but way more than I told my wife. 😆

I am sure I probably have that much invested in cables right now. But for the sound quality they are providing it is a good investment, as were those on previous versions of my system. 

I am always conscious of the amount of sonic improvement I get per investment thousand (I'd be crazy to think in terms of individual dollars). Once I have carefully chosen my components, then I can get more out of them for incrementally less money with high end interconnects and cables. I then tend to stop upgrading for around ten years until I can afford to upgrade to the next level. Typically I upgrade wires before vibration control, after I have upgraded components. 

Iv'e occasionally made a mis-step with cables... early in my career. But I know a few cable companies well and what they are compatible with so I don't have a cabinet full of new and not being used wires. 

I bought, back in the 90's, Audioquest solid core speaker wires for $110. I thought that was overpriced at that time and I really heard NO difference in sound from plain old speaker wire. I also paid for two pairs of their PBJ interconnects. I still use these cables to this day so I'm under $200. 

Yes, I tried connecting other high end cables with NO audible improvement so I'm happy with what I have even though I paid too much.

Doesn't anyone believe in Science? The recent test by ASR of cables costing $7 vs. cables at $4000 were exactly the same!! This is not that hard to understand.