I've never had to change a Cordial cable in my life. I've got countless of them, some that I intensively tour with (coil weirdly on stage, walk on them, pull on them, drop them, they got dust, water/alcohol, etc). I use it for a Teenage Engineering PO 33 (pocket style sampler), it's the perfect length to run to my desktop live, sound is crystal clear, coils beautifully (not to soft, not too stiff, keeps its coiling resistance over time). They are simply the best, I'm gonna stop here praising them because I could go on for ever!