That different wires can produce a slightly different sound has never been disputed. However, every single double blind experiment I've ever read has indicated that, while the experts were able to identify differences in various cables, NONE were ever able to consistently state that one cable SOUNDED BETTER than any other.
Saturn,
I'd be curious to know by what means you were able to conclude the cables sounded better. Did you take the scientific approach and involve another person to help you construct a viable doube blind test or did you plug in the cables you spent $200 on and convince yourself that you hadn't just wasted $200?
I've never known anyone, myself included, to reliably pass expensive speaker cables through a double-blind.
Regards,
Semi
