why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable


I have tried expensive cables and one's moderately priced. I would say there were some differences but I can't actually say the expensive cables were better. IMHO I believe a lot of people buy expensive cables because they don't actual trust their ears and are afraid of making a mistake. They figure the expensive cables are better for the fact they cost more. If you have a difference of opinion or share the same thoughts, I would like to hear about it.
taters
cleeds - I'm not a moderator - just a member here like you.

No, you're superman, capable of the impossible, and who purportedly can hear the difference when ordinary speaker wire is reversed.
gdhal
No, you’re superman, capable of the impossible, and who purportedly can hear the difference when ordinary speaker wire is reversed.
You’re either be silly, or just argumentative - I never made any such claim. Never. I did express an interest in testing the audible differences between cables - including directionality - in what would be an objective, scientific test. But I never speculated on the outcome of such a test. Please get your facts straight.
cleeds - I never made any such claim
If you are now admitting that you *cannot* hear the difference when ordinary speaker wire is reversed, then you and I have nothing to discuss/communicate on or offline.

cleeds -Please get your facts straight.
Don’t worry. Your accusatory statements, such as but not limited to, "your $25K "listening test" hustle" have been recorded and reported to the moderator.
gdhal
If you are now admitting that you *cannot* hear the difference when ordinary speaker wire is reversed, then you and I have nothing to discuss/communicate on or offline
I never stated I could hear such a difference. If you believe otherwise, please feel free to quote from the relevant post. (Hint: You won't be able to locate such a quote, because I never said it.)  I did express an interest in testing the audibility of cable differences -  including directionality -  in an objective,  scientifically valid test. After first expressing an interest in that, you then tried to move the conversation offline. When you attempt that, the moderators step in.

No, you're superman, capable of the impossible, and who purportedly can hear the difference when ordinary speaker wire is reversed.
There is a very good and known technical explanation for the why of such a claim, and when it is evaluated it is known to be a functional answer within the context of scientific validity.

I will do you the solid of telling you that it exists, so that you might go on and find it on your own, but I won't give it to you, as that information is valuable. Hard fought for, in most cases.

Commercial viability is many times tied to learned lore - as applied to product. Lore is protected, for all the right reasons.

The scenario stands as:..you seeming to collect a gaggle of yes men who are in the same boat, vs a largely silent group who understand the lore, the science and the engineering - and it's application to product.

Your voice, or position seems strong, due to the silence of intelligent, agreeable and wiser people.... who are wise enough to avoid the hassle that your position and voice represent.

You don't have a position. You have the appearance of a position--to some.