Tazuser, I agree with your statements. I believe that the capacitance influences the signal that emerges at the output.
My experience is not scientific, per se. I was a reviewer at one time and it seemed that the lower capacitance cables allowed more "freedom" musically speaking. Don't know why, but it did. And another point: putting a cable into the system and then playing it right after inserting it is a waste of time. The cables "settle," I was told in "the old days" and it was considered a waste of time to evaluate them as soon as you had put them into the system. It was suggested that we listen to a cut as soon as we put them into the system, and then listen to the same cut after 1/2 hour and then after 2 hours. Usually, and I repeat, USUALLY, you'd hear a difference.
My experience is not scientific, per se. I was a reviewer at one time and it seemed that the lower capacitance cables allowed more "freedom" musically speaking. Don't know why, but it did. And another point: putting a cable into the system and then playing it right after inserting it is a waste of time. The cables "settle," I was told in "the old days" and it was considered a waste of time to evaluate them as soon as you had put them into the system. It was suggested that we listen to a cut as soon as we put them into the system, and then listen to the same cut after 1/2 hour and then after 2 hours. Usually, and I repeat, USUALLY, you'd hear a difference.