I use a Modern Design of Wire that is used in what can be referred to as very expensive Cables.
I am not feeling the Wire I own is expensive, to acquire and be used as Speaker Cable and Inter Connect, especially when compared to the retail prices of some Brands of Cables.
Where is there a difference between the Wire I am using and the Brands offerings.
Mainly in the way the cable is constructed, in some cases it will be a assembly of other Materials and Sheathed.
Contained within the Sheath can be a selection of materials to Manage Vibration and RFI.
In many cases the Wire will be routed through a Sheath only.
The Wire that I am using has been in some cases Cryo or Nano Treated by the producer of a Cable.
The other cost that can vary is how the Cables are Terminated.
The Cost of a Speaker Cable Connector, RCA Connector or XLR Connector can vary.
Types of Solder used can have different Values.
The allocation of Man Hours to Produce a Terminated Cable.
These can impact on the cost, especially if the Connectors are Branded and the Models being selected with High Purchase Prices.
Does a Selection of Base Materials, a Treatment such as Cryo or Nano.
and an assembly of the base parts to be contained within a Sheath and the Termination Procedure for the Cable, all add up to a outlay for the Producer that will cost $$$$$'s per metre.
The answer is certainly NO!
Does Printing a Brands Name on to the Sheath, along with the Cable Model and Directional Arrows, add to the above per metre cost, and now produce a Cable that costs
$$$$$'s per metre.
The answer is certainly NO!
Does the risk of experiencing Low Volumes of Sales, and deciding which level of the Market the Cable will be competing in, along with placing a Value onto the Companies IP,
now produce a Cable that costs
$$$$$'s per metre.
The answer is most certainly, looking likely to be Yes!
In relation to Speaker Cables, is my Untreated Modern Design Wire,
going to be noticeably bettered, when compared to a Identical Wire,
that is being supplied from a Brand, with a Cryo or Nano Treatment and contained within a Sheath with Directional Arrows ?
Will the wire with a Purchase Price of $15 per metre, be trounced in a Comparison by the much increased Purchase Price Terminated Cable supplied from a Brand ?
The Law of Diminishing returns will certainly be at play.
With the way the commodities markets are heading, the Wire at $15 per metre will potentially hold its value, even when sold on as used.
The Branded Cable if a New Purchase, will probably lose 20 - 30% of the Value in a very short period of being owned.
