I do not understand all the talk about matching a cable with a component. Its a wire to connect them together. If you want to use your system to mix the source material in some way or another, for whatever reason, then there must be more effective ways to do it than the very subtle variences of wire qualities.
If however, 'true to the original' is your motive and goal, then use the MegaCable from Radioshack for speaker runs, and a copper well shileded interconnect. Put your money into more transparent speakers and an amp with less distortion. Keep working on the setup, and deal with room acoustics to get the best out of them.
Then you will be very (often painfully) cognizant of the sonic qualities of the source material, and can be more selective in what you have in your collection.
If its about the music, then 'true to the original' is the only rational, or valid goal for a playback system.
If however, 'true to the original' is your motive and goal, then use the MegaCable from Radioshack for speaker runs, and a copper well shileded interconnect. Put your money into more transparent speakers and an amp with less distortion. Keep working on the setup, and deal with room acoustics to get the best out of them.
Then you will be very (often painfully) cognizant of the sonic qualities of the source material, and can be more selective in what you have in your collection.
If its about the music, then 'true to the original' is the only rational, or valid goal for a playback system.