Cable life


I am considering a used pair of speaker cables for a McIntosh and B&W system. Do cables have a lifespan? Is there any advantage to buying cables new? Also, any rec's on cables for a $500 budget would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Bryan
bjesien

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Thanks for the advice. I'm powering a pair of CM4's with a MA6450 integrated amp. The system sound is good, the room acoustics are great. In the future I'd like to move to the 800 series B&W or look around, but for now I'd like to upgrade the cables. I'm currenty using $2.50 ft. Monster cables bi-wired. I heard this Mcintosh with Nordost Blue Heaven cables and Verity Tamino X2's. Sounded awesome. Not sure how Nordost would pair with B&W though. Will look at Acoustic Zen. Thanks.
Thanks Audphile1, From some of the pricing I've seen they may be a little out of my range but I'll keep looking and try to demo them.
Bryan