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Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?

After listening to many speaker cables, I am listening to basic 14 Gauge, high purity copper speaker wire and find myself shaking my head.  Does this basic speaker wire sound better than cables many times the price?  I am really starting to ponder that question.  I think I am hearing things on my records I never heard before and better balance of sound.  What are your thoughts?
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whipsaw
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That's an audacious display of cheapskatery!

(Just kidding.)
whipsaw
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If you prefer Grey Poupon mustard to Safeway brand, and you can tell the difference, then by all means, get the pricier Grey Poupon...

If you can't, you have a head cold!
whipsaw
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Acoustic Zen and harmonic technology are extremely good cables that’s because they use OCC single crystal wire which is far superior to anything ofc on the market.


I am definitely not a member of the Science! Police, however...

If what you claim were true, it should be extremely simple to demonstrate such superiority through measurements that can be translated to audible differences. Can you point readers to any such tests?

Surely the manufacturers of cables that include such wire would be keen to prove its superiority, no?
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