@twoleftears That is a very good question. All I know, is that based on hearing quite a lot of the Transparent line, they make sure there is a pretty audible difference at each level (at least to my ears, on pretty high quality systems). And each level doubles in cost. Whatever the pricing strategy is, it worked to get me to buy. But I'm unlikely to ever go past the Reference line - if I put any more money into my system, it will go elsewhere.
I think some cables are just a little too expensive.
A while back a shop I did business with carried Transparent Audio Cables. They were so expensive it was obscene. They did sound good, but you had to move up from the bottom to the more idiotically pricey models to start to feel the magic. It had been several years ago and I wanted to check in on my old friends at Transparent Audio. This is their top of the line speaker cable. Now if you don't have a problem with this whole cable thing, this might push you over the edge. I can't imagine a speaker that would need such a cable. Wilson? Rockport? What amp? You can buy a nice luxury vehicle for the same price as a pair of speaker cables? Nelson Pass would be embarrassed to see these monstrosities on one of his amplifiers.
https://www.transparentcable.com/collections/magnum-opus/products/magnum-opus-speaker-cable
https://www.transparentcable.com/collections/magnum-opus/products/magnum-opus-speaker-cable
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