Thanks, jafant for the kind words. I have been through many cables.
My main objective is to get the best sound with my system that I can afford. Most times that means hitting the used market.
I do favor the manufacturers who think outside the norm in their design.
BTW, tomorrow I will be ...gulp...70 years old! My wife still thinks I'm sexy though, yesterday when I walked by her, I heard her comment on what an a--.
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