Quote Originally Posted by Feanor
However, contary to JohnMichael's advice, I doubt that spending several hundred dollars on cable upgrades is the most cost effective place to start. When on a limited budget, (something I know about very well), it is tempting hope that the cheapest components will make a big difference, but when it comes to, e.g. cables, you'll be wiser to just save your money towards more critical components.


Some of us view cables as a critical component. I also think some of us are more sensitive to changes in cables in our systems. I have cables from several manufacturers and I am not happy with the sound of my system using stranded cables. I find the AudioQuest Slates to give a clean full bodied sound with good imaging. To my ears stranded cables give a more diffuse sound stage and are irritating in the long run. My experience is with cables in the lower end of the price range so that opinion might change with a top of the line cable.