I have a friend who used to work at this studio at the time this photo was taken, in the late '70s. Pretty much anyone who visited thought it sounded good in there.Here is a question I ask the "audiophile" when it comes to the many myths that abound on the subject.
If a 10 million dollar recording studio uses double pair 10# guage copper wire, biamped, (4 conductor) wouldn't they switch to your magic wire that you use on your $5,000. system if it made a difference?
Some people, however, think music at home should sound like the music on the other side of that glass wall. 4or5 guys playing right in front of you. No overdubs, mixing boards, digital processors, pitch enhancers, Dolby noise reduction, etc. Some people like a "produced" sound, and some don't. The guy who runs Mapleshade is the latter. As well as making those crazy looking wires, he also runs a small recording studio out of his home. He records straight to two track tape. No board, no nothing. Just a couple of microphones into the tape machine. And all the mic wire is his own. It imparts a very natural sound to his records. It's hard to describe, but check out one of his recordings. You might like the sound of being "in the room" with a quintet. Or not. But please don't assume things like mic wire, inter-connects, or speaker wire have no effect for everyone. They may not have an effect on you, or your system, but I've heard enough difference in my system, to not return those $100.00 speaker wires.