Quackfat, is seems to me that you have an excellent approach to this hobby....extracting the last ounce out of every piece of equipment. Just wait 'till your daughter is old enough to start poking her little fingers into your dustcaps!!
What do you think of the Mapleshade speaker cables, and what did they replace?....I'm still looking at cable options, trying Goertz at the moment but may move on from there.
Rooze