All I am saying there should be some type of testing to pick out the best cable for your system other than cool factor, price, and technical jargon. Perhaps ABX testing. If I spent 10k for cables, I would want to be able to correctly distinguish them from lower priced cables. However, I may be somewhat guilty of the same thing. I use Kimber 12tc speaker cables based on some of the tech specs. I have Salon 2's driven by Mc 601's. They are designed for somewhat higher current systems. Could I pick them out from the 8tc's? I know it was easy for me as long as I had my eyes open.