I'm intrigued by this debate. I've listened to high-end cables at local audio events, and the music always sounds good. There's always one fellow in the audience, however, who points out that the recording studios are using microphone cables and guitar cables that cost less than $200. So far as I can tell online, he's right! Mogami claims to be the high-end choice in most recording studios.
"Virtually every major recording facility is wired with Mogami, which means that just about any music you listen to has passed through Mogami somewhere in the recording chain—from Fleetwood Mac to Foo Fighters, from Prince to Pearl Jam, and countless others. "
Their cables are not very expensive compared to the ICs discussed here. Nothing over $200, even for the guitar cable used by Slash.
"Virtually every major recording facility is wired with Mogami, which means that just about any music you listen to has passed through Mogami somewhere in the recording chain—from Fleetwood Mac to Foo Fighters, from Prince to Pearl Jam, and countless others. "
Their cables are not very expensive compared to the ICs discussed here. Nothing over $200, even for the guitar cable used by Slash.