why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable


I have tried expensive cables and one's moderately priced. I would say there were some differences but I can't actually say the expensive cables were better. IMHO I believe a lot of people buy expensive cables because they don't actual trust their ears and are afraid of making a mistake. They figure the expensive cables are better for the fact they cost more. If you have a difference of opinion or share the same thoughts, I would like to hear about it.
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Aintitgr8,
Thread started with a worthless premise and everything that followed was of little value. Verdict as usual, inconclusive. So what else is new?
Happens every time we "discuss" cables and I use that term loosely.
"10-31-15: Rja
Are you trying to tell us MSRP isn't real?
Now I've heard everything."

If that was for me, I'm not sure what you are asking. I didn't mention MSRP.
Certain cables give you the "perceived illusion" of an expansive soundstage with tremendous depth, more "air" around the voices and instruments, and this is true. I believe this is due to cable geometry more so than exotic copper or silver. One thing they DO NOT do (and this one's my favorite), is "Gerry out of the way of the music". That phrase drives me mad. In fact, I believe they are doing the complete opposite.They are getting in between the crap wire inside your amplifier going to its binding posts, and the crap wire in your speaker going from its binding post to the drivers. Adding expensive speaker cables does not miraculously unlock hidden detail and a vast, expansive soundstage that's just waiting to get out of your amplifier.
That's nonsense. If that were the case, then your amplifier would be wired with the same expensive cables. Expensive cables IMO are adding a certain signature of their own based on cable geometry and materials used to give you the perceived illusion of the soundstage you're listening to.