I tend to agree Simon.I have seen speaker cables costing thousands of dollars US for just a few meters!Of course the claims of Utopian sound matched the price.Clearly though,as seen by Frede's research,a good low resistance wire of suitable gauge is pretty important.Capacitance,I suppose can also be a factor as runs get longer.

I was actually thinking of starting a thread on this forum to get some rational opinions on some of the audio-quackery I have heard.

Paul