Exactly my point Bob. What are the units of "sweetness" or "dimensionality"? Lots of people have brought up good reasons for using higher end cables and I do use them for those reasons (ie better connections, cut to length etc), but I stand by my statement that patch cords do not affect "bass" or "soundstage" or anything else. P.S. I do believe in using shielded or balanced cable, but this is to keep noise out of your system which I consider to be a separate issue.