It is not difficult to spend £50K on audio cables. I make up all of mine and have spent around five times that amount on them. Here's why:

First I have to prepare mind and body for the task through meditation and fasting. Next all the components, cable, connectors, solder and necessary tools have to be purged of any negative energy they might have acquired.

The actual assembly must be carried out under the light of a full moon, and only when there is an 'r' in the month.

Finally they are sent off by personal courier to the Dalai Lama for his blessing and to 'burnt in' using his personal stereo system.

As you can appreciate, all this time and effort is very expensive, but more than worthwhile.