Teo XLR

Ghostinmachine,
I doubt anyone would be so foolish as to take one of these cables apart. My concern is actually over possible long-term release of vapors. Since indium vapor has not been sufficiently tested but is recognized as being toxic this could become a future concern.

Please note that mercury vapor is highly toxic. A research dentist died in Canada years ago after experimenting with the manufacture of mercury amalgam fillings in his apartment in Vancouver, BC. The entire apartment building was condemned. It was quite a story.

That having been said, indium vapor is not as toxic as mercury vapor. But, on the other hand, not enough testing has been done to determine just how toxic indium vapor actually is and what, if any, health hazard long-term exposure to indium vapor might pose. There is just not enough evidence out there to allow us to make a definitive risk assessment. We do not know if the news will be good or bad.

Sabai, mercury vapor is hard to produce. It is, however, one of the reasons why mercury vapor rectifier tubes are no longer made. Ultimate all the mercury vapor got out through the glass.

There actually is little researcher concern about indium toxicity.

I can understand how someone can say a cable added "weight","body", etc., to their system. Doesn't mean they are using the cable to colour the system, but perhaps the previous cable they used lacked the "weight" or body of the music. It's all very subjective!

For me, I have been on the audio merry-go-round for close to 30 years and have tried many cables, including the Stealth Sakra. I currently use Teo Liquid Standard, and do love them! I have absolutely NO reason to look elsewhere......everything I do or change in my system is revealed and the Teo are part of that formula. I have had many components and cables and have found synergy is where the magic is. It is possible a great cable, or component,etc., would not work well in someones system if the synergy is not there!

In my system, the Teo are the "best" I have had. The thing about them is they are like a great tube system, they need time to warm up, break in. The cool thing is that the system does not always sound the same! Maybe to some that's not "cool", but in fact things break in and go through changes.......even my power supply changes depending on the time of day. This is all revealed when listening to the music, and the Teo are part of the reveal chain. The system sounds amazing all the time, but every now and then, when everything is in it's sweet spot and the power company is sending out the good stuff, I just shake my head in disbelief.

I find we all share our experiences on here and just because one persons experience with a component/cable is not the same as anothers, doesn't necessarily mean anything! There is also much opportunity for confusion when trying to talk the audio language! Descriptives can easily be misunderstood if not articulated carefully.

Ghostinmachine,
Here is more information on Galinstan from publicly available information on the Internet. It shows that Galinstan can be quite volatile and unstable:

"The fact that Galinstan is an aggressive metal which damages and dissolves many other metals is another obstacle in its uses. Spillage of this material can cause short-circuits."

If there were even a small leak for whatever reason this could cause a serious electrical problem in an audio system.

Tbg,
With all due respect, this is getting way off topic, but mercury vapor is not difficult to produce at all. Dr. Murray Vimy of the University of Calgary did the research on this.

With all due respect, it is premature to declare "There actually is little researcher concern about indium toxicity" because the facts show there is ample concern. What there is too little of at this point in time is real research. Which is why one should approach this subject with due caution. IMO.