The sonic effects of a cable are dependent to a significant degree on interactions between the technical characteristics of the cable and the technical characteristics of what the cable is connecting, in some ways that are technically predictable and in other ways that are inherently unpredictable. Examples could even be cited of tonal effects resulting from a given cable that in some circumstances can be technically predicted to be the exact opposite depending on what the cable is connecting.
Also, given the widely held belief that many cable effects cannot be explained based on generally recognized science, it follows that the point beyond which further improvement of some design parameters and design characteristics becomes overkill is not clearly knowable, even by the designers. Which in turn means that a significant fraction of the purchase price of some expensive cables may be paying for overkill of some design parameters and characteristics that will not provide sonic benefit in many, most, or all systems.
Therefore it can be expected that the correlation between cable price and cable performance will be far from perfect.
IMO.
Regards,
-- Al
Also, given the widely held belief that many cable effects cannot be explained based on generally recognized science, it follows that the point beyond which further improvement of some design parameters and design characteristics becomes overkill is not clearly knowable, even by the designers. Which in turn means that a significant fraction of the purchase price of some expensive cables may be paying for overkill of some design parameters and characteristics that will not provide sonic benefit in many, most, or all systems.
Therefore it can be expected that the correlation between cable price and cable performance will be far from perfect.
IMO.
Regards,
-- Al