When I was a teenager I used to work/volunteer at a decent music recording studio; the studio owner's kid was my HSchool best friend.
One day, the engineer was explaining to me that the 8 inches patch cables used on the mixing console patch were actually solid gold. I was pretty impressed, and then I ask him, I guess that the main mic's cable should be pretty expensive too, huh? -- he said -- nah, it's just regular mic cable, probl. 19.99. hehehe.

The sailor does not pray for wind, he learns to sail. --Lindborg