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Speaker cables being pricier than main speakers

I was just wondering if there is anybody out there with their speaker cables being more expensive than the speakers itself. Although it may seem unwise or unjustified to have the cables pricier than the speakers as one could always upgrade to a more substantial or better pair of speakers, I always had this crazy idea of having the Nordost Valhallas permanently with my speakers, but then I could get a whole lot more upgrading the speakers rather than the cable.

My speaker cables cost about 1/4 the price of my speakers.

Just curious.
ryder

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rello
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I would look at a cable like any other component and would not compare to a speaker based on a price. If your system can benenfit from a cable and it happens to be expensive but you can afford it then you buy it.

When I moved up to Audioquest silver speaker cables the improvement was so profound that I never thought negatively about it because they were more expensive than my speakers. No different than if I purchased an expensive cd player that made a big improvement.
rello
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Bigbucks, are you saying you would buy 9900 speakers and spend 100 on cables? Your benchmark is less than %2 of speaker price for cables?

I think better speakers deserve better cables. If an expensive cable can make the speaker sound measurable better to the buyer why not spend bigbucks on cables. Do you think a 10K speaker will sound best with $100 cable?

As I mentioned before, cables are components and should be treated and budgeted accordingly.
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