If Gene had conducted some double-blind testing of these Kimber Kables cables, compared with BJC cables and some other no-name cables, I might be able to accept the review as credible. As Gene himself has stated, the world of speaker cable is full of snake oil. And, members of Audioholics forums, as a group, tend to be a sceptical lot. So, if he wants to convince many of us (well, me at least) that Kimber Kables are worth one red cent more than BJC, the testing will have to be more scientic. Sure, he conducted a pile of measurements on the cables, but he didn't or couldn't tell me that any differences were audible. I'm all about bang-for-the-buck and if there is no audible improvement in SQ, than the cables aren't worth a penny more. If I had Bill Gates' money and could afford the best of the best, I still wouldn't buy anything that did not perform better than a cheaper version.
Maybe his review was aimed at the "bragging rights" crowd - people who like to go to extremes to impress others. So, if he can tell these people that they can safely waste, er, I mean spend more money without degrading their SQ, then no harm done! Personally, I could care less how a cable looks - I'd rather not see them at all!
