lostinseattle,
The problem with lending/borrowing is that, in case you find no difference in cable performance, you may need to bow and admit you did not "break/burn" them "in" long enough. Even if you use them for a week, it may not be enough if the result is not what it has to be.
In cable threads, you either accept what you do not notice, or you are called cable-hater by people who mistakenly escaped being removed from public fora.
In any case, I somehow have the feeling you may be more objective here so I am hoping you do post your findings at some point.
As far as Shunyata research findings you mentioned earlier, it is not surprising they had found something to talk about and present numbers that can get pulled to whatever side convenient. I do not doubt (too much) in credibility of those findings. However, in another part of any manufacturer’s practice it is called marketing and may need to be approached as such.
