A cable is either accurate or it is not, it either passes a signal largely unmolested (all cables attenuate the signal to some extent) or it messes around with it. It has nothing whatsoever to do with what is at each end of the circuit. If a cable messes with the signal it is easily verifiable.
I have tested several cables varying from $0.77 to $139 and of wildly different topologies (shielded, unshielded, stranded , solid, copper, silver, silver-plated, undirectional, directional) and not one of them has has any appreciable effect on the frequency response, the single most important determinant of sound signature representing frequency and amplitude information.
The only other parameter of note is noise and here there may be more notable differences though none I have found to be audible with my setup, the spectral content of noise is subtly different but the overall levels are still very very very (one more for luck) very close and way below the theshold of hearing. All other audio parameters being solely encoded in the audio stream and not subject to change by cables.
There is no such thing as synergy between cables and components, it is all a matter of physics pure and simple, Silver is not bright it does not accentuate high frequencies why would it, copper is not warm it does not roll off high frequencies how could it do this, what part of the molecular structure or electrical properties of copper could be responsible for such an effect ?.
Skin effect is meaningless at audio frequencies, and even massive differences in RLC in fact make negligible difference on the ability of a cable to transmit a low frequency signal over the short distances involved, the only circumstances where you might conceivably get differences would involve absurd differences in gauge (like the tests Monster used to do) and absurd lengths of cables.
There is no single case anywhere of anybody verifiably being able to detect a difference between any two interconnect cables under controlled conditions.
If real differences exist why has no single interconnect cable manufacturer ever been able to reliably demonstrate the audible superiority of their products, even against the unshielded flimsy bare metal connector cables freely available and which I have tested. Why were the cable manufacturers I approached unwilling to submit to my very simple tests.
Why can no interconnect cable manufacturer show any evidence that their cables have any material effect on the signal.
