Interesting discussion. When I bought this cable, it was more for the light weight and saving some room in the gear bag than it was for sonic quality. I just think that it is more durable than the standard mic cables of similar diameter. It may not be as flexible as Canare cable, but it's flexibility is more than adequate for what we do.
Last weekend, for shits and giggles, I did a half assed test that attempted to compare this cable to Canare L-4E6S. Using the same mic and recorder set up, I recorded some music off of my stereo using each cable set (both sets 15' long).
I expected no difference considering the simplicity of the test, but to my surprise there was. The silvers had something about them that sounded better, couldn't really put my finger on what though. Not much difference, but perceivable. Now granted I knew which recording was which so take it for what it's worth. I did however have a pair of friends drop by, one of which works as a FOH. I had the two of them listen to the same recordings, not knowing which was which or what was even different about them for that matter, and they both liked the "silvers" recording better as well. Same thing, neither could really say what was better about the silvers, but they liked their sound better.
What's all this mean, probable nothing. At least I got some nice compact cables and freed up a little room in my gear bag. Now I have to work on assembling my stubby RA interconnects.
Jamie