Now that you mention it, the outer coating of the PCA's is pretty "sticky."

Gonk, Now your going to have me back there 'feeling' my cables. Maybe nothing appeared 'diffrent' to me as this last year has been my first hands on cable swapping experience. (and I was very occupied with "what goes where").
But the only diffrence I remember 'thinking' while dealing with the assorted brands of audio cables I have running around back there. (Unknown, Monster, Radio Shack, Outlaw) was how much more 'quality' there appeared to be in the Outlaws general feel/build and terminations. Stiff (as in substancial) not 'too' stiff. Etc.