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Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money

I currently have a system which consists of Vandersteen 5A's, THor Audio TP-150 tubed monoblocks, Thor Line Stage and Thor phono stage, Marantz SACD player SA-114 and will take delivery of the VPI Prime Scout with a Sumiko EVOS 3 Cartridge. I am currently using LAT International Speaker Cables, Power Cords and Interconnects. (They are no longer in business). I am in immediate  need of turntable cables and would like to update my new speaker cables and interconnects. Not willing to spend thousands on this upgrade. Seeking to capture as much of the "magic" that the super expensive cables deliver but at a more realistic price point. I understand that I have really good quality equipment, but at this stage of my life cannot allocate mega dollars towards cables.
 Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 
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ferrox
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Here is a small company in Bali, Indonesia..check it out.. Vermouth audio..they make excellent cables and received many positive feedback so far..and most importantly..their price is reasonable..you don't have to sell your kidneys to own it.
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65bbv65
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Audio Envy
tenhead
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Call Tom tutay at 850 244 3041
He has been building equipment  for many years. 
Makes some of the best cables around for a reasonable price. 
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jond
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Keep an eye peeled for used Auditorium 23 cables they pop up from time to time. Interconnects typically $500ish speaker cables maybe $7-800. Great sounding cables. I can also highly recommend Audio Note Lexus copper cables. Hard to get used but new interconnects are $400 I think speaker cables in the $1000-1500 range. Just my two cents as with all things YMMV.
herman
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Cables are the most overhyped, overpriced components in the world. Come on people !!! it is wire !!!! The people paying tens of thousand or even thousands of dollars or even hundreds of dollars are idiots. I apologize to all of the idiots.

I wish I was more ambitious as I would put together some BS wire and put it in a fancy jacket and make outrageous claims about the science behind what I sell and make a fortune as I laugh all the way to the bank.

I'm not saying that the electrical properties of cables (inductance, capacitance, resistance, dielectric absorption, ect ) don't make subtle changes, but you can make more difference by changing any electronic component . You can indisputably make more difference by changing the most colored component in your system... speakers. And even subtle changes like toe in of speakers and a few inexpensive room treatments will make a more profound difference than cables.

If you have spent as much as you possibly can on sources, amps, speakers, room treatments,  and other electronics then maybe, and maybe is a big maybe, play around with cables. If you have more than a few % of your system in cables until you get to the extremely high end (like a million $) you are throwing money away, and maybe even then.

while PT Barnum may have never said it, when comes to the cable  industry there is a sucker born every minute. The industry plants doubt in you mind and you fall for it.. so sad

wire your system up with CAT5 cable and when you get it to the point you can't go possibly any further with gear, play with cables
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