My boring looking loudspeaker cables.

[Gray]

I've had the same speaker cables since 1986, they are sooo boring.

You'll need new in a couple of years, I hope you know they're only good for 40 years.

Let's have a discussion about the best ones to buy 👹

 

[plastic penguin]

Let's have a discussion about the best ones to buy 👹

Go and stand on the naughty step and repeat 100 times after me: 'I won't mention....' 😉

 

[plastic penguin]

Why do people insist on digging up ancient threads? Are they amateur archeologists?

Joys of the internet.

 

[Rodolfo]

,,, I hope you know they're only good for 40 years.

It's sad to note my 2-year old Sewell ones are likely to outlive me.

 

[Friesiansam]

It's sad to note my 2-year old Sewell ones are likely to outlive me.

Ask your family to have them buried with you. 😁

 

[Gray]

It's sad to note my 2-year old Sewell ones are likely to outlive me.

Don't worry.
Correctly terminated cables, used normally will outlive all their owners.

 

[plastic penguin]

I still use Chord Chrysalis I/C from the late 1990s. They still sound fine. No plans to replace them until they wave a white flag

 

[Gray]

I still use Chord Chrysalis I/C from the late 1990s. They still sound fine. No plans to replace them until they wave a white flag

Quite a sobering thought to realise that we won't be lasting as long 😕

 

[plastic penguin]

Quite a sobering thought to realise that we won't be lasting as long 😕

One way of looking at it. The other it's good to have something that lasts in this 'throwaway' society.

After all, cables are generally tucked away out of sight.

 

[Al ears]

One way of looking at it. The other it's good to have something that lasts in this 'throwaway' society.

After all, cables are generally tucked away out of sight.

I'd have trouble tucking away my speaker cables. They are a tad thick.....

 

[plastic penguin]

I'd have trouble tucking away my speaker cables. They are a tad thick.....

Of course, you can't hide them totally but there not gawping at you like an amp, speakers, CDP etc etc. I don't even look at my cables unless I'm spring cleaning the terminals.

 

[Revolutions]

Don't worry.
Correctly terminated cables, used normally will outlive all their owners.

what do incorrectly terminated cables do to their owners? 🙀

 

[Al ears]

what do incorrectly terminated cables do to their owners? 🙀

Make them ask questions on this forum?

 

[Gray]

what do incorrectly terminated cables do to their owners? 🙀

Or their stray whiskers short out and kill their amps.

 

[Roog]

Joys of the internet.

I didn’t ‘dig it up’ it landed in the “you might be interested in this” list

 

[plastic penguin]

I didn’t ‘dig it up’ it landed in the “you might be interested in this” list

I was responding to someone else, by saying "joys of the Internet".

 

[ToppingSMSL]

I've had the same speaker cables since 1986, they are sooo boring.

I hope you clean the ends up from time to time

 

[Al ears]

I hope you clean the ends up from time to time

If the ends are gold plated banana plugs no need.....

 

[ToppingSMSL]

If the ends are gold plated banana plugs no need.....

True. Did you get gold plated banana plugs in the 80s? And what about the wire that connects inside the bananas?

 

[Al ears]

True. Did you get gold plated banana plugs in the 80s? And what about the wire that connects inside the bananas?

I solder mine so don't intend taking them apart as oxidation unlikely.

 

[ToppingSMSL]

I solder mine so don't intend taking them apart as oxidation unlikely.

What, you mean you don't cold weld them? 😉