I’m thinking of leaving a FB group called Chifi audio reviews because daily there’s people asking the same unfounded questions about what cables sound the most transparent, or tame treble, or increase detail etc. Sometimes it’s the same thing but about DACs which I almost understand (shitty outputs can make headphones and IEMs sound thin and lean but I think that’s just a matter of bad designs). Burn in is another such culprit. Do just a couple of minutes of searching online and you’ll be presented with facts and reasoning telling you it’s bunk.
It drives me nuts, it’s like having flat earthers and scientologists everywhere in the hobby everywhere I turn. It’s slowly driving me nuts, lol.
This hobby is like almost all other hobbies: if you have the means to afford the highest of the high end then go for it. If you don’t have the money then get what’s best for your budget. I have cheap cables, I have some of the AliExpress speaker wires and I have a few higher end cables. I cannot tell the difference if I’m being honest. My favorite cables I own are the AliExpress speaker connects because they look incredible. Two 10 foot runs cost around $28. If the speaker placement in my listening room didn’t expose the speaker cables then I’d just use copper wire though.