Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?

https://www.monoandstereo.com/2014/04/audio-by-van-alstine-abx-comparator.html

i find this unit indispensible in comparing many components and cables, esp. cables

very useful to combat confirmation bias and also disparate volume settings when trying to discern differences and preferences

@jjss49 Can the ABX comparator be used to compare girlfriends/boyfriends for longtime placement in the rig that is our life? Because $$'s saved on divorces can buy some pretty nice gear. (Seriously: how good a rig could one buy for the cost, overall, of a divorce? I think we're talking some pretty nice gear.)

@jjss49,

Good suggestion but do you really think anyone would pony up for this device? Many here won’t even take advantage of generous return policies offered by manufacturers and dealers due to their silly inhibitions :-)

Right on, Hilde, MC, Nonoise.
We are dealing with abstractions. Abstractions are abstract because they defy concrete explanations. We should welcome and commend the contributions made by the righteous electricians to our understanding of cables, switches, fuses and all the other "snake-oil" we enjoy at sometimes extraordinary prices.
Please, will one of them prove empirically that all cables are the same.

Good one.