Whatever happened to Straight Wire?

Can anyone please tell me what new innovation in cable technology is or does it really exist? I believe no cable is the best technolgy, but until then I have to say wire is going to be just that wire. Now I know I am really going to get it with this statement?

the use of expensive wires is a very recent phenomenon. i have a pair of pear audio anjou interconnect cables. i believe this cable represents an innovative cable design. it is an all gold-wire cable.

another metal that is interesting is platinum.

What are the interesting characteristics of Platinum?

Funny thing that you mention gold as a conductor. A few (10+) years back Siltech used to play with gold conductors. At one point they offered the same cable with diff count of gold wires - FTM-4Si which was pure silver, FTM-4Sg which used one single golden wire, and FTM-4Su which ATAIR used 4 golden wires (the rest was silver). Me and all my audio buddies who have heard them, all prefered the least expensive, all-silver version. Siltech quite soon abandoned that technology.

Platinum is extremely resistant to oxidation and to corrosion, and a very good conductor of electricity. What this does for your audio cable that cheaper metals don't is up for debate.