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Theoretical cable question

From a theoretical or engineering perspective, which type of speaker cable, multi-stranded braided like Kimber Kable 8PR or solid copper like Spelz's Anticable, will give me more high frequency extension, "sparkle" if you will.  Short run from monoblocks, 1-3 feet in length. Feeding Von Schweikert VR4-JR upper treble module only.  Or, conversely, which one would feed the bass module with better lows.  As you might imagine, swapping out the cables and trying to discern the difference in sound is problematic because music memory is short and trading out cables takes time.  I'm just curious if there would be a difference "electrically" over such a short difference.  Thanks!
tgrisham

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tgrisham OP
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Thanks for your thoughts. 
tgrisham OP
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Thanks. I'll try and see if I hear a difference. 
tgrisham OP
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Thanks to all whom have replied. And thanks for the civil and thoughtful posts. I accept that there are a multitude of factors involved (although I must admit to skepticism about jacket cover!). I was interested in the measurable effects, understanding that many things we hear can't be measured. That said, I now believe that the very short run of the speaker cables make most arguments moot. I will keep my Kimber Kable hand made double run of PR8 and concentrate now on the long interconnects. Thanks again to all. Case closed. 
tgrisham OP
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To simply clarify my post (and then let's put this discussion to bed), I simply mean that electrical properties may help one start the discovery of which components to try and compare. Only a fool would choose any audio component based on measurements. Sorry, Stereophile!  Thanks to all. Goodnight and God Bless. I will not follow this discussion further. 
tgrisham OP
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The reason cables can't be measured in terms of how they sound are so dependent on the amp the speakers and the room. However, the electrical properties of cables can be measured and may help one decide which ones to try if they have unusual situations: long runs, difficult to drive speakers, low output amps, etc. thanks
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