@chungjh
You have a nice system, but I agree that the quality of your cabling does not match the level of your components - they’re creating a sonic bottleneck. Initially, I was going to go your route and try to spend minimally on cables - I hated the idea of spending significant $ for them. But over time I VERY reluctantly realized that cables that don’t measure up to the quality of the audio chain will leave the sonics seriously short of of their potential performance.
A few vendors allow for free home trial. Also buying used can save you significant $ and if you don’t like them you can resell them.
The Cable Company has a cable library you can try for a fee also. May be the best way to dial in the sound YOU like.
You have a nice system, but I agree that the quality of your cabling does not match the level of your components - they’re creating a sonic bottleneck. Initially, I was going to go your route and try to spend minimally on cables - I hated the idea of spending significant $ for them. But over time I VERY reluctantly realized that cables that don’t measure up to the quality of the audio chain will leave the sonics seriously short of of their potential performance.
A few vendors allow for free home trial. Also buying used can save you significant $ and if you don’t like them you can resell them.
The Cable Company has a cable library you can try for a fee also. May be the best way to dial in the sound YOU like.