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Are audiophiles still out of their minds?

I've been in this hobby for 30 years and owned many gears throughout the years, but never that many cables.  I know cables can make a difference in sound quality of your system, but never dramatic like changing speakers, amplifiers, or even more importantly room treatment. Yes, I've evaluated many vaunted cables at dealers and at home over the years, but never heard dramatic effect that I would plunk $5000 for a cable. The most I've ever spent was $2700 for pair of speaker cables, and I kinda regret it to this day.  So when I see cable manufacturers charging 5 figures for their latest and "greatest" speaker cables, PC, and ICs, I have to ask myself who buys this stuff. Why would you buy a $10k+ cable, when there are so many great speakers, amplifiers, DACs for that kind of money, or room treatment that would have greater effect on your systems sound?  May be I'm getting ornery with age, like the water boy says in Adam Sandler's movie.
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I recently did a historical inventory of cables I have owned over the years, does not include ones I have borrowed from friends and the cable company.  The number is 63!  I was shocked and shared it with another audiophile friend and much to my surprise not only was he not surprised he figures his number is higher!  LOL!

Most have come and gone but i still own many.  I have used my current cables for a while - how I settled on those is a mystery!  Some have been ultra expensive, most mid priced, and some value.  Currently using cables considered in the mid-priced range and the ultra expensive are gone.  I think I expected too much from them.  But I will not likely drop that kind of dough again on cables.

Just a note on this thread - it has been entertaining!  Keep it up please!

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