The Physics of Electricity

Maybe it's not so much what the wires themselves "do", but what the components connected to the wires make them "do".

The same old question.
I have to answer "42" as the answer to all of lifes' big questions.
Some folks take a stand that 'all wires are the same' and some say 'wires are different' and the two camps have been battling it out ever since before the first MonsterCable hit the store shelves.
Gold plated, Silver plated, solid silver, roduim plated, nickel plated, OFC copper, super single crystal copper, exotic metals, no shield, gordians knot woven supercalfragalistic,
the endless ways folks make stuff into saleable stuff.

I buy Kimber stuff myself, Kimber Hero, and I even have some used KCAG I bought before the stuff costs an arm and a leg. And some old Mark Levinson wire with Vampire brand tiffany style RCAs Kimber 8TC speaker wire..

And why do we argue about this? Everyone has made up thier mind already. The few on the fence are probably going to try a tip toe into minimum aftermarket cables.
The folks who love the 'good stuff' are not gonna get religion and dump them.

So what is this OP trying to find out?
Whether the hornets nest can still be poked for a good buzz once again. And the answer is obviously YES!!
Troll 1 respondents 0 (the op may possibly not actually be a troll, just asking a trollish question IMO)

Unfortunately, no one can predict whether a particular cable will improve your system.

06-22-11: Lloydc
Unfortunately, no one can predict whether a particular cable will improve your system.

A good example of this would be a comparison between two interconnect cables, one having high capacitance, and the other having low capacitance.

If these cables were used as line-level interconnects, and driven by a component having high output impedance, the low capacitance cable will have GREATER bandwidth/faster risetime/faster transient response than the higher capacitance cable, as a result of its interaction with the output impedance of the component that is driving it.

That same low capacitance cable, if used as a phono cable in conjunction with a moving magnet cartridge, will tend to have LOWER bandwidth/slower risetime/more sluggish transient response than the higher capacitance cable, as a result of its interaction with the inductance of the cartridge.

Same cables, exactly opposite effects depending on what is being connected. And if those cables were compared while being driven by a line-level component having low output impedance, those particular effects would disappear. Is it any wonder that cable threads are so contentious?

Regards,
-- Al

There are plenty of cable manufacturers that will allow you to choose which cable will sound the best to you. Try them out in your home for 30 days and return them if you don't like them. You only end up paying for shipping both ways. It will save you aggravation from spending any amount on a cable that you are stuck with instead of enjoying. I did this with about ten different cables and chose the best one for my ears and my system. I'm glad that I went to all of the trouble. It was actually fun. Try it, you'll like it.