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Are cables really worth their high price because of their geometry?

They’re some pricey cables that have claim to fame because of the high tech geometry used in their cables.
Many of these cables have patents on specific geometry patterns used in their cables and use this as a reason their cables sound so good. For that reason, many say the reason their cables cost so much is they’re so complex . The man hours to make a pr results in their high price. That maybe true for some cables, but I’ve seen very pricey cables using the same geometry reason that look like a thin piece of wire rapped in outer jacket no thicker than a pencil. So,Is all this geometry just another way to justify their cost or is it true science that we are paying in the end?
hiendmmoe
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mapman
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Ironically, I use DNM Reson ICs almost exclusively.   The geometry of these are quite unique however also quite minimalist.  Not cheap for a very minimalist product, but I do find the sound to be uniquely coherent compared to others.   I suspect that is due to the minimalist design (they basically look like old 300ohm antenna wire) but can't prove it.   At the same time, I can usually pick these up used when needed for under $100 so not so bad compared to the other high end competition.

http://stereotimes.com/cable022205.shtml#:~:text=The%20DNM%2FReson%20cables%20are%20seductive%20and%20addicting%3A%20the,correct%20trade-off%20to%20suit%20one%E2%80%99s%20larger%20musical%20goals.

hiendmmoe OP
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I’ve always wondered why geometry in speaker cables is so important if they sound better un-shielded. Isn’t the geometry suppose to suppress interference from RFI? Wouldn’t shielding do the same thing? 
hellointhere
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I've settled on Audio Envy cables.  I'm off the cable merry-go-round.  Good riddance.
mozartfan
2,143 posts
 
I've settled on Audio Envy cables. I'm off the cable merry-go-round. Good riddance.


Ok so 2ft @ $160, 
Yeah I read the blah blah blahhhhh in the descript
https://audioenvy.com/product/speaker/sp9-each/


But could you at least consider 
navships 16 gague @ $40?
see my recent topic on his cables. 
Returnable,,,, ,,but i bet you'll be glad i mentioned navships. 

mozartfan
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 quite unique however also quite minimalist.

after invest $300+ in my own DIY IC's, = a  complete failure,, super thick cable froma  DIY site, solid copper ends , = a flop,,I only go now ~~minimalist~~~ skinny is good, as in  my new navships IC 16 gague,,,,super skinny,, pure minimal. sound like million $ IC's. 
navships teels you what the wire is, your Reson does not describe the makeup of the core.
navships is the last IC I'll ever buy/care/want to own. 
Its that good an improvement. 
Completely opened up my Jadis Defy7 with new Mundorf Supreme caps./F&T caps, + Takman Metal Resistors.  
IC's make or break the sonic fidelity. No doubt about it,, =  Not snakeoil, ,,contray to my previous bias/disbelief. 
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