Life expectancy of Interconnects & Speaker Cable?

Dlwask....if you spent 5k on cable 5 yrs ago....how much better can that cable get?

Aarsoe....that's something to think about. Spend 5-10k on cable only to have an approximately 10 year expiration date.

For sure, amps and other items in the system would have a much longer life expectancy.

So, super expensive cables actually cost a lot more than their sticker price because in ten years or so they will need to be replaced because they will have degraded.

For me the whole world of audio is totally dependent on how much money I have available. I'm always going to upgrade to as much as I can reasonably afford. So, If I have a component that's only six months old and I fell into some cash, I'm upgrading as much as I can immediately.

I'm no scientist by a long shot, but for no reasons based on any facts, it seemed to me that cables should last for at least 20-40 years and still be effective. They look so simple!

I haven't owned the equipment in my system for 10 years, but the majority of my equipment was manufactured 10 years ago or longer. I can't afford to buy any of this stuff new.