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

Although I have changed my system substantially in recent years, I still retain both speaker cables and interconnects that I have owned for ~15 years. I use Audience Au24E speaker cables and RCA interconnects, and a Virtual Dynamic David XLR between my DAC and integrated amp.

The system sounds very good, and I am not inclined to make any changes to the cables. Having said that, though, if anyone has used similar cables and found big steps forward without breaking the bank, I'd be interested to read about your experiences.

More broadly, I would enjoy hearing about cables that other members have stuck with for years.
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barts
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Well I guess I have you all beat as far as age is concerned, bought 300 feet of Hartley Reference Cable (10 gauge) in 1980.  Spec'd  by Rich and custom built, Rich owns Hartley.  Needed 300 feet to get the 6 runs from amps to speakers in my tri-amped system.  As an aside very few people had speaker cables on their radar at the time.  Many people thought I was nuts, some still do.  And $300 for 300 feet was not a small sum (for me) at the time.  Yes, they are still in service.  I've inspected and re-terminated them as needed.
Regards,
barts
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