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Are cables really worth their high price because of their geometry?

They’re some pricey cables that have claim to fame because of the high tech geometry used in their cables.
Many of these cables have patents on specific geometry patterns used in their cables and use this as a reason their cables sound so good. For that reason, many say the reason their cables cost so much is they’re so complex . The man hours to make a pr results in their high price. That maybe true for some cables, but I’ve seen very pricey cables using the same geometry reason that look like a thin piece of wire rapped in outer jacket no thicker than a pencil. So,Is all this geometry just another way to justify their cost or is it true science that we are paying in the end?
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I have the lower end Kimber Select (all copper)ICs in my system, linking Plinius amp to pre and linking Oppo 95 to pre. Is it my ear that will tell if I jump to Analysis Plus Apex Silver, that this was a good spend to upgrade my musical experience?
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Considering that they and your bank balance are the only things that will be affected after their purchase, I would definitely say yes.
If they offer a more open window to the musical performance that you feel is commensurate with, or (if you are lucky) exceeds their cost buy them.
Try some alternatives before you make your final decision.
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I always look for an interconnect that is dynamically unconstrained and has the transparency which allows my system to exhibit chameleon like properties with respect to different components and recordings.
The best cable I have in that regard is some ungodly expensive Nordstrom interconnect I luckily got for a song, which effectively does the disappearing act to tee.
To those who think that all wire sounds the same, you are lucky.
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Above should read Nordost, spell correct strikes again. 

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Mr.  alextobi7
My say regards speaker cables.
For interconnect, capacitance and inductance do matter.
But I'm not into IC cables.
For speaker cables, I'll stick to my ground.
When most cable makers, sale #14 to #12 cables, just because it is more convenient to make them - capacitance and inductance may influence.
But when you use a #4 awg or thicker, the series resistance is so low, that capacitance and inductance are negligible. 

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You have already started your own SECOND thread on this subject ‘How to Select a Good Speaker Cable’ in case anybody is interested. Just because hardly anybody has shown any real interest there doesn’t mean they will show any here. Why don’t you leave discussions on your obsession back on your own thread where they belong and quit hijacking this one?
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