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Ancient Cable Experts Please Help.

I have been schlepping around a circa 1986 pair of Monster Cable M-1 and M-1000 cables for years. They were very pricey in their day and have sounded fine to me in a variety of systems, mainly with a Jadis Pre amp and an Aragon 4004. Does anyone know this cable? Some people have said this was a pre MIT, Brisson designed high end cable and others have suggested I am hopelessly out of date and desperate for an upgrade.
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ikarus
113 posts
 
WOW ! Did not know all this. Is there a guideline average life for cables ? Do I need to change / re-evaluate my cables bought in '94 ?
vantageaudio
182 posts
 
Ikarus, in theory there should not be an average life for cables, they should perform well indefinitely, some types depending on conductor materials, etc can actually improve over the years. If there is any life limitaion it is likely to stem from problems with insulation materials, terminations, etc. However with some earlier stranded types there can be corrosion problems but again these can be minimised if the cables are looked after well enough. The only reason you should change/re-evaluate your cables is either if you listen with other cable types in your system that improve on your old ones or you get the dreaded "audio-itis" fever at regular periods which causes one to break out in a sweat and run into audio stores clutching your wallet shouting "help yourself"...!! Enjoy the music and seasons greetings to all, Richard at www.vantageaudio.com
ikarus
113 posts
 
Richard, thanks mate - and cheers.
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