Look on the cable it should have a expiration date on it.
Age Limit for Speaker Cables
I have a 8' pair of XLR Series 5 reference speaker cables purchased new in 1997. No oxidation or cracking found in the cables and everything seems fine. Throughout the years I've upgraded all other components (many times) and cables except these. My other equipment is currently under 2 years old.
My budget is $1000 and am wondering if today's cables are that much more improved than in 1997. Can I find a better, more transparent, accurate, musical sounding cable for less than what I paid during the Clinton presidency? Much less?
Thanks and happy listening
My budget is $1000 and am wondering if today's cables are that much more improved than in 1997. Can I find a better, more transparent, accurate, musical sounding cable for less than what I paid during the Clinton presidency? Much less?
Thanks and happy listening
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I have had AudioQuest cables which did start to decay. Midnight.. The insulation started getting gooey. Not the outer cover, the coating on the actual wires.. I will never buy AQ again. Then the infamous Monster Cable wires turning green. So cables can go bad. On the other hand, I do use cables which the wires are already thirty years old. i just reterminated them and still use that wire. (Mark Levinson teflon isulation) As for the materials, certanly modern metals can be better, and the knowledge used is more sophisticated. However the prices have also risen dramatically. For cables with are the same constructioon and design of twenty years ago. Kimber KCAG comes to mind. The price is at least quadruple what it was when they came out. |
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