Reasonable high end interconnects: without breaking the bank

Fstein - the Mogami argument is perfect logic and caused me to outfit with them when I could have afforded better cables. Taking that and other “logical” approachs kept me in mid-fi for longer than I wished. Someone finally got me to try better cables and my sound quality jumped. It jumped again when I spent $500 on used $1,200 cables and jumped again at $900 for used $2,200 cables. Why other cables sound better, I don’t know ... and don’t really care any more. I’m just glad they do because I love it when my sound quality increases, its the thrill of this hobby. In so many ways it’s not a logical hobby. But I love it just the same. There are certainly exceptions but when you spend more you can get worthwhile improvements in every area of hifi. I wished I’d learned that much earlier instead of thinking that I was being clever by not trying the more expensive stuff. Just my experience. 

IEALES
"There is very close to ZERO relationship between cost and performance. Cables must match the system, room and user preferences - assuming the user is has some credibility and skill."

To clarify, I believe that you saying to your ears, there is no significant relationship between cost and performance in cables. I don't think you mean that everyone on this post, except those with the cheapest cables, is not competent to evaluate their system properly but that you are. 

The people that hear a difference don't necessarily lack credibility and skill they just hear something that you do not.