Hype, Hyperbole and high price!

" I avoid the literature and just listen and that is what sold me more than any white sheet or advert."

That Kenny... sums it up nicely. Let your own ears be the judge.   

I've read this entire thread and Geared4me you are very astute .
Charles, 

I'll bet some of you REALLY miss your messiah, Julian Hirsch.

aolmrd1241 - I tried to point out that I get disturbed when I see speaker cable listed for 15K and then read the literature claiming this and that, then my eyes roll back in my head.  I avoid the literature of the affordable items, then audition then make an informed decision based on that.  My skeptic hat goes on when I am purposely looking at adverts that try to justify such an absurd price point for cable.  The question I ask is, "what makes this cable worth thousands of dollars to that of another affordable one?"  Curiosity?  Maybe, fraud, you be the judge.

It seems you are doing with motorcycles what you disdain of others in terms of cables. Chrome and whitewalls add zero functionality, advantage to riding (unless you wish to make an argument that whitewalls add to safety features, but somehow I doubt that the reason for purchase).   :(

I point this out because you seem to disdain people for their selections which can't be justified in engineering terms. Yet, none of us is perfectly consistent in the matter. I happen to be a rider, too, and I find it not justifiable to spend obnoxious amounts on a cycle. I have a Kawasaki Versys 650 and a Yamaha Stryker, which is about half the cost of a comparable Harley and about twice as reliable, imo. I wouldn't dream of spending more for a bike in which you get "nothing" of added value. Very poor performance to value outliers are seen in custom choppers, and some of them as you know are wretched rides. Is there any conceivable justification for ownership? Not in my opinion; it's just money blown foolishly for a brand affiliation or attention. 

Now, that's MY perspective; yours is obviously different. And that's ok. Perhaps you can see that this can apply also to cables. There is a highly variable range of performance, bling and price for all consumer items, and people fall into a wide distribution on purchases. 

FYI, I review and have worked with dozens of sets of cables, and let's just say that experience changes one's perception on the value that cables bring to systems. I suppose that if I had much more experience, say trying fifteen other bikes, I may have a different set of expectations and criteria for what constitutes a good value/performance/price equation for motorcycles. :)