Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?

IME, speaker cables are the most important of any cable.
I replaced $6K ones with $1200 Silversmith Fideliums.
Silversmith says that they are 3 times better signal transmission (I believe) than their silver cables at 1/10th the price.
One of the best upgrades I ever made!

What i have noticed in certain speaker cables is that seem to embellish certain parts of the music like bass and some things seem distant and do not sound like real instruments.  Take for example a hammond organ.  Some systems make the organ sound like an organ, some make it sound like a sound.  Same thing with certain even higher priced cables.  This 14 gauge wire does not seem to embellish anything.  lol

The higher the resolution in your system, the more you will appreciate things like high end cables if you have, or acquire, the listening skills. It should not matter to you what others think, you are building a system for your use and enjoyment. The higher the price, the nicer the nice. (Up to a point and you get to determine where that point is.)

Why should wires be any different?  Very profitable!

money

lots of money

lots and lots of money