I just have to chime in here. It is true that all cables make a difference in a system(for better or worse). For whatever reason some cables sound better in some systems. Of course, there are a variety of reasons for this and I don't want to get into all of that now. Suffice it to say that what sounds best to you is ALWAYS the right choice. Being more of an experimenter than anything else, I tried a 'no no'. It is about 19ga. silver plated copper wire. There is a solid, small gauge speaker cable with really thin insulation that is remarkable. Because I am using balanced power, I am only asking it to handle 60V per conductor on a piece of equipment that draws less than 3 amps. Seem overboard to use more than this, but I never judge until I've tried something first. So far, I like it but am always open to suggestions.