Here is a nice pic of the cut open connection. Some possible evidence that the strands and the connector seem totally fused...
http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=43&pagestring=Compression+Die+Forging+(video)
From Cardas' Website:
"Two Stage, Compression Die Forging
Clear and Clear Beyond speaker cables have truly forged connections, where the copper of the cable and the copper of the connector become one solid piece. This connection eliminates the Eddy Currents found in other types of terminations by forging a perfect homogeneous flow of conductor and connector."
http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=43&pagestring=Compression+Die+Forging+(video)
From Cardas' Website:
"Two Stage, Compression Die Forging
Clear and Clear Beyond speaker cables have truly forged connections, where the copper of the cable and the copper of the connector become one solid piece. This connection eliminates the Eddy Currents found in other types of terminations by forging a perfect homogeneous flow of conductor and connector."