My equipment isn't really high end but I have had some friends with some pretty impressive setups; I would have to agree with thon that a big part of the problem with percieved cable problems is their placement. Be especially aware near power cords or sources.
Also for those on a budget reading this I have a possible solution: When I first started building my system I didn't have much money left for interconnects after buying components. Upon a friends advice I bought a heavier outdoor extension cord for speaker wire, you know the orange kind you plug your car in with,(about $8-9 for about 50 feet) and just cut the plug off and used that until I could afford a better cable and it sounded just fine. The wire in this cord would probably a heavier gauge than in most zip cords.

This message was edited by dominic stoltz on 12/19/01 08:55.56.