Much of the difference is in ruggedness and in the quality of shielding. Speaker cable should not be shielded, but all microphone and line level cables must be shielded. Some shields are less than 100%, some are braided for flexibility and others are foil for permanent installations.
The quality of the connectors, connections and raw materials determine whether the cable can be used in a harsh environment. The connector quality is important if the cable will be reconnected often or seldom.
There are visible differences in video cables, but those differences are quantifiable in specifications such as impedance, velocity, capacitance, dielectric loss, and shielding quality.The sad truth is that much esoteric cable is designed on "faith," without any real specifications or measurements of quality.
On the humorous side are dealers who offer, for an added fee, to "break in " cable for their customers. We suppose that if you are going to buy into the myth, you might as well go all the way and loosen up those sticky electrons.
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