cable reviews?

"Unfortunately, the 3 manufacturers you mention have deep pockets in their marketing departments, which leads to many glowing reviews and awards. That's right, the glossy rags are basically pimps for the manufacturers, those that pay the money, get the lip service. So you can buy whatever it is they are hyping, or you can do your own homework and buy whatever cable it is that sounds best to you."

Well said, and the reason why their prices are 4x the lesser known brands.

To the OP: Check out some of favorites here in AGon. Many of the "lesser brands" offer a better product for far less money. Names like Audio Art, Cabledyne, Grover Huffman, etc.

Reviews is another form for marketting and advertisement.
It's done by professional writers who graduated with language major. Guess whatcha gonna do when you graduate college with any single language major? Either go general unprofessional labor or find some writing gigs ta earn yer breadnbutter and even if you found something you'll still have to go after writing articles to serve around tables or bar. With multiple languages it's a-bit more eaisier, but still not stable at all.
I mostly go for logical choice rather than rely on consumer reviews or thorough audiophile listening tests that I can't affort to waste the time on (maybe when retired, but not guarranteed at all). My choice stays with wires that widely used in recording studios which are Mogami and Demarzio.

You never know, both the fun and misery, of audiophilia is its all try and see.
Cables can sound different in different rooms much less different systems.

I'm deeply suspicious of cables and yet I think they can sound different--not always better--just different. As standard, inexpensive cables, you'll do well with Signal Cable, Mogami, and Blue Jean. I tried stepping up to Audience 24e and just couldn't hear the difference so I sold them. Finally, I bought some Analysis Plus 9s for speaker cable and the Analysis Plus Crystal RCAs--they sounded better in my system. YMMV. By the way, Analysis products are unusually well made and fairly priced (relative to some). They're a great buy 2nd hand. My system is Luxman 505ux, Harbeth SHL5, Bryston BDP1 and Line Magnetic DAC.

I agree Austinbob, I don't know if AP is the best, but I never heard them sound bad.