I own the Venustas speaker cables and think they are incredible; the best speaker cables I have ever heard. My previous speaker cable was the Purist Dominus, which is a great cable, but I like the Venustas better. The Venustas is faster, more focused and more transparent. It also is more extended on the top and bottom frequencies. The price of the Venustas is only around a fifth of the price of the Dominus; what a bargain. I guess more expensive doesn't necessarily mean better.