The one reason to use boutique cable is for look.

Which is why I bought Axiom bulk cable... my fiancee thought the pink transparent bulk stuff was ugly, and the Axiom bulk stuff was a few cents more expensive a foot so I got it - other than that - sounds the same, a bit easier to work with (nice and flexible) and has the cool Axiom imprint. Sounds the same as 14-2 romex, though.

Bren R.