Quote Originally Posted by JSE
Expensive cable ($$$) + Any speaker = No difference (nada) + No money ($$$)

Sorry, just been in a smartass mood lately.

Merry Christmas! (PC) Happy Holidays!

JSE
I would have agreed with you until a few years ago. My friend spent $800 on a set of speaker cables to go with his new NHT VT-2s. We picked up the speakers, but the stop was going to take a few hours to get the ends attached to the speaker cables. So, we went home and hooked up the new speakers using the old 12 gauge Monster cable speaker wire from the previous setup.

The new speakers sounded nice. A third friend joined us and enjoyed the music as well. When the speaker wire was done, the guy ran back to the shop leaving me and the other friend to listen and talk about what a waste spending that much on speaker wire was. Then, he returned and hooked up the new Audioquest cables. Holy crap, what a difference. It was if someone had removed a thick towel from the top of the speakers. The exact same recording was so much clearer sounding than it was a few minutes ago. It wasn't just me that noticed the difference. My fellow skeptic was even more impressed.

I don't know if I can afford $800 speaker cables for my fronts, but I'll never go with generic Monster Cable again. That's just my experience.