I'm primarily looking at it from the install, live sound applications where cable has to survive for long periods of time. From a dj standpoint, you could stick with the red and white RCA guys, but if you're constantly plugging and unplugging them, eventually they can go bad. The other problem I've found is the interconnection between let's say a cdj to 800. What's the resistance of noise of the two pieces gear and how much resistance or noise is carried between the two via the cable.

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine finished up installing his home studio. Afterwards he found several inputs from studio were noisy. Originally most of this was due to his power source. Once we isolated the power problem, we went back and still found noise. I went in and swapped out some of his cable to a twisted pair with a braided shield. What I found was the noise was reduced greatly. Some noise is still present, but not as bad. I have to go through the patch bays and his analog out board gear next cause that's the last place to look.