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

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.

i have found over the years that cables do sound different, especially interconnects... but also other cables

if one can’t hear the difference between cables, consider it a blessing rather than a curse, one is spared some effort, cost, and churn

but it doesn’t mean others don’t/can’t hear a difference though

happy easter to all