Most audiophile cables are designed for good sound over relatively short lengths. Almost all pro audio cables are designed for good sound, and particularly noise rejection, over long lengths, and so the design trade-offs made are typically quite different.
[Having said that, there are audiophile cables that borrow their design from the pro audio world, but they are generally more expensive than pro audio cables.]
If you are going to run long lengths of cable then looking at the pro audio cables is a good idea. In my experience the Apogee cables are very good, and a good deal better than run of the mill mic cables.
Note that I am a cable manufacturer so feel free to assume I have potential biases.
