Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy?

I have a pair of #12 teflon pure silver, multi strand, that I have used for 45 years. USAF surplus.  Whenever I want to compare cables. I hook one of those to the left and the "NEW cable" on the right. Put the system on MONO and give it 1-2 days of play, and then a good listen.. If the new cable can pass that muster, it goes on to break in the rest of the way..

The new weaves are just HARD to beat.. No aluminum shielding, sure makes for better SQ yet a dark background, by design..

They better that pure silver and at 10% of the material cost.. Break in times are still in the hundreds of hours though.. Silver and silver/clad.
Copper.. get it off the floor, its good.. 50 hours..

Regards

I use XLO limited and NBS interconnects that are at least 16 years old.  My long interconnect (3 meters) between my linestage and amp is Audio Note Sogon that is around six years old.  My speaker cables, also Audio Note Sogon, are also around six years old.

The new weaves are just HARD to beat.. No aluminum shielding, sure makes for better SQ yet a dark background, by design..

I am an interconnect newbie. I use Cullen Cable and one pair of Synergistic Research interconnects and do not know what model. They tamed the Thiels CS5is tweeters and made me happy.

So what are "new weaves"? Yours is the first reference I have noticed. Can you share any sources/info to check this out or a particular manufacturer?

Thanks, 

Dsper

I don't have any expensive cables, just mid-line Kimber, Audio Quest, etc. But, cables get swapped out depending on the systems needs. That changes as equipment changes. I don't believe in one cable serves all masters. Cables needs to be tuned just like the rest of your system.  

Still using for 20 years my Siltech LS4-120 for speakers, FTM-3S for the phono stage and SPO-12 for turntable power supply. These have survived from an all Siltech cabling including FTM-4S, FTM-4G and SPO-18.
These are the original version better than later G3.

G