FWIW, and I know this is probably not worth anything given all the experts that have been contributing to this discussion, but the picture of the cable at the start of this thread looks identical to the cable that I have in my Audio Magic Hyper Conductors, which I bought from sleepypedro for $160 which means that they were probably significantly more expensive than that new. These are FANTASTIC cables. While the Audio Magics definitely have some nice preps inside the connectors to prevent the wires from coming loose at the posts (everything's epoxied solid inside the connector) the connectors are your run-of-the-mill Neutrix...so I dont' think there's really anything special about the Hyperconductors compared to what Jaledu bought in the ebay auction.
Nobody's mentioned this in any of the previous threads, but for all this discussion about the merits of this cable and whether it's worthy of use in the field, from where I'm sitting having paid $160 for a pair of 15 footers, $26 for a 100 foot reel is a DAMN great deal and it doesn't freaking matter if the stuff is less field worthy than a rubber sheathed cable.
For that price (which is less than the cost of the copper stuff), just make yourself a couple of spare sets and just throw the old shit away when these start looking ratty or if there ever is an issue come up with the wires.
The bottom line is that this is GREAT stuff and it sounds fantastic...and for $26 freaking bucks!!!