Will your cables live FOREVER?

Forever is a very long time indeed. Nothing lasts remotely as long... That being said, any well-constructed (not necessarily expensive) cable should last much longer than the active components connected to it if the cable is handled properly and not moved around too often.

Twl's "moot point" is right on, but it downplays the almost constant tweaking that the most obsessive-compulsive audio junkies are prone to do.

SURE!

But I won't.

I've found it best to worry about my lifetime not my equipment's.

WHAT, me worry???

Bill E.

Not as long, being a member of Audiogon.

Heck, I'm taking mine with me.

I just sent back a pair of Cardas Helink Golden bi-wired speaker cables for new spades because they had oxidized. They looked and sounded great after their return. The big decision was did it pay to have them repaired or did it make sense to audition potential upgrades. I beleive that this is a point where some auditioning is a good idea. I just happened to make the decision that I liked what I had.