Somewhere on the great, vast Internet, there is a shootout between Rolmex and Monster Cable, and Rolmex, generally wins.

The main differences between cheap cables and higher quality audio cables usually come down to Connector quality (say, neutrik vs. generic brand), cable flexiblity, and conductor size.

While stranded is more flexible than solid wire, solid wire outperforms stranded at high frequencies (and no, 20Khz, the upper limit of human hearing, is not a 'high frequency'. I'm talking about frequencies in the Mhz range.)

Look at a cable TV wire. It's good into the Ghz range, and it's a small piece of solid copper surrounded by a big shield.

Yes, but ours had brass piping and flames! :0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1352/564002271_2945095332.jpg?v=0

Ahh, apparently my flickr link was lost in the posting.

Please check out a previous steampunk wedding, months before the above wedding, here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/netik/sets/72157600388243535/

This wedding lacks a Steampunk Cake.