why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable

"11-15-15: Czarivey
Mitch2,
your observation is again another proof that most of money paid for luxury and looks just like Prada or Luxotica.
The value is still somewhere in $50 range."

I take it, you've never had a pair of Prada shoes. I can't think of a better value. They last forever. I have 2 pairs that I know are over 10 years old and they're still like new.

Thanks to Taters for a topic that has some legs . Not the same old same old , should i get the arc or conrad ...

We all have a twisted sense of the word fun in one way, shape or form i suspect :-) and I'd also guess we are all sufficiently wound up for another day at this point!

Overall though, great dialogue all...there is no right or wrong or taking sides really IMHO; it's all about what should make one happy and get us closer to hearing realistic music relative to our system goals and the direction we've chosen for our systems (and frequently change as we are an impatient lot to say the least...).

Have a great day everyone! My goal for the day is to hit play on the rig far more than I type on this damned MacBook for work and audio purposes (ah,...if only!).

Zd,
Prada shoes are great and perhaps better value than Nordost cables.
Check Donald J Pliner and that's my preference. Prada no match.

Here's a thought...what is the raw material value of a Picasso vs market value? Making any sense to all you expensive cable contrarians? There is no direct correlation between materials used and retail. Are you guys all really that slow on the uptake or are all of you voting for Bernie and his merry band of socialists?