Ribbon Cables vs. Standard

Holy mackerel!

I didn't realize the extent of the differing styles and geometries of all these!

Yes, my question is way too general and simplistic.

If you haven't already check out the Chinese cable thread @ AudioAsylum.

One of the links I clicked on showed a "flat" cable with numerous round wires laid out in a plain.

DeKay

As far as I am aware, Nordost, Harmonic Tech, and Neotech are the principal manufacturers of "flat" cables with multiple wires.

Harmonic Tech already posted above.

Silversmith and Goertz make the true ribbon cable.

There are probably others.

Then there are still others that are half way there, like Audio Envy SP-12.

I bought Nordost Blue Heaven under the simplistic assumption that there would be less intertwining of cables and therefore less possibility of ground loops or other unwanted phenomenon that I seemed to be getting with other designs.  I think it worked because I haven't really thought about such phenomena in the years since I purchased them, but there may be some other explanation.  They sound fine to me and I am  not one that stresses much over cables.  I was able to pick up some used Valhalla cables at an estate sale and I don't really notice any difference

Bigtwin, sometimes cables do sound more alike than different. Other times they sound very different.