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

Why do people who hear no differences in cables insist that no one else can hear it either?  

I’ve never not heard a difference.  It’s subtle, but audible....sometimes it takes a while to notice.  Before the internet was a thing, I had no idea there was even controversy about it.  I suppose some people struggle to carry a tune too, or to hear and sing a harmony part..... oh well, I can’t throw a 95 mph fastball, but some can.

I have approx. 12-13% of my system cost in cables.  If you have a revealing system, you will hear the difference between cables.  If you don't, well, don't bother.

As to the question as to what has been spent. I don’t especially care. I’m happy. “Judge not, least you be judged.”

A few years ago I asked my wife (who could care less) and two young woman to listen to some power cables. Four were sampled. They are picked the most expensive one. Is this a large core sample or scientific? Nah.

It’s amazing how contentious this thread has become. We have insulting , threatening, foreign country’s and just a lot of hate. Is it because we don’t value each other , we don’t really know each other ? I worked in a large prison for 25 years and people there were more civil towards each other. All this over a piece of wire and/or the cost of the wire. One day I was struggling with my anger ( I have ptsd ) and my mentor asked me “ Mike when was the last time you looked in the mirror and said I love you “? In that moment I realized I never had. We certainly can’t talk politics and now we can’t even talk wire. I’m not interested in co-signing anybody but I’ve never seen @mulveling put on blast before, he’s one of the most positive people here. What do we have left ?  Respectfully, Mike B.