Too much hard-core rock-and-roll will make the most saintly of cables go bad.

If you want to keep your cables in "good" condition, just play "light opera" or similar muzak.

Seriously, my Acoustat speakers had this type of Monster Cable inside, complete with the green discoloration problem. Not anymore.

I suspect the problem was with the insulation outgassing clorine or somthing similar that attacked the copper.

Other than a materials problem (as in the Monster Cable problem inside the Acoustats), mere normal use in a typical domestic audio-video application will not cause deterioration of the cables.

Now watch some designer of esoteric cables state that playing the wrong type of music will cause cables to go bad. Like Lawrence Welk music will cause cables to go to sleep permanently.

Paul

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[This message has been edited by Paul J. Stiles (edited February 21, 2004).]