MIT Cables have been addressed by this forum in the past. Here is a thread where we have expressed numerous observations and opinions that may help answer some of your questions (although I would not say we all covered ourselves with glory):
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1034867178&openfrom&1&4#1
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1034867178&openfrom&1&4#1