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This is the same tired thing that's been going on since I can ever remember. First establish audiophiles as some deranged group of people that are willing to spend the insane amount of money on ridiculous science and then point and laugh.
Real audiophiles don't give two flying fucks about their cables, for the most part, outside of fundamentals being solid, good shielding, etc.
This is just the electronics version of the same shit you see across every market. $2,000 steaks covered in gold foil - but we're not castigating steak lovers because a steak lover would not buy such a thing.
The world is filled with people who have so much money it's embarrassing, and it's hard for the average chucklehead to understand that.
It kind of pisses me off that they didn't compare against lamp wire tied to rounded nails. They had the gear.
It's a collecting hobby. It doesnt have to make sense. Collectors might believe a late 60s early 70s muscle car is better than a modern sports car, but objectively a modern sports car can outperform it easily. But there's the cool factor, the aesthetics, and the desire to be the one to have that are all equally important to collectors.
Fly fishing and Fly rods are pretty much the same deal, imo -- i have a 9wt Cabelas-specific fly rod that feels as good to cast as my 5wt Sage. The cost difference was hundreds of dollars. But flyfishing dude-bros with their simms trucker caps and name brand apparel from forehead to toes clamor to buy the newest and "best" flyrod they can get. It's silly. Dont get me started on Simms nippers. I love the sport but im not a collector.
All that said, let the collectors collect their expensive fancy shit. It's good to have hobbies.
Audio people collect equipment (amplifiers, receivers, turntables, subwoofers, speakers. modulators), not cables.
There are people who actually understand audio, and they are extraordinarily cynical and dismissive of these types of products. Then there are people who don't really understand their hobby, they just know they like to spend money on it. I'm describing the difference between an informed connoisseur / collector VS a gadget goof.
Speakers that I have actually use something like that between the speaker with the powered amp and the other one. Just a cord that I needed to hook into springed connectors. It works fine.