Are today's interconnects really better?

If you want to hear what so many doubt, and that's a huge improvement, then try Ridge Street cables. Until recently I wouldn't have believed the term huge could possibly apply to an interconnect. The silvers are as smooth as silk on my solid state gear and have the detail that silver is known for. True story from a formerly doubting Thomas.

Big time better...

I would wonder about "for the current price/value: are current cables better?
A blanket statement makes me wonder if the answerer is just 'selling cables', or has actually done some homework on this?
Is a new (on used market of course) cable at a certain price better than a much older but originally far more expensive, but selling used now at the same price, as the newer used cable... a question of cost/performance/value?
I mean Kimber PBJ is still a good value, and it is easily a 15 year old design

Elizabeth, a friend of mine who used to work in audio still has his PBJ's but he terminated them with the bullet plugs. I haven't heard them yet but he is very happy with the results. Season's best everyone....

I owned the Emeralds and upgraded a couple of times -- first to a much lower cost Phoenix Gold and then to a used Acoustic Zen. Both were better in my system to my ears. Is that because they are newer? Can't answer that one for certain, but probably so.