I have no idea what others hold to the cable, where the cable allegedly holds only a few months ?? The applications of the Super.fi for me mainly concert performances and studio. But privately they are always there. Thus, they are used virtually every day. Especially in the Studio / concerts I treat the listeners are mostly not very care. The cable is often, if no time is simply wound quickly and stuffed the listener in the next best pocket. Mostly they thereby entangle also going strong. But I respect normally advises that listeners are (during transport or when not used) wound neatly in the protective box. Life of the cable with me so far always by 1.5 years. Lt my order history from Amazon even always pretty much 1.5 years. Did I ordered my third year cable. Before the Super.fi I always had earphones quite known producers, in the price range betw 80 and 150 euros. Here, the cables are kept really only 3-6 months (no wonder with a cross-section of just 1mm). To this extent, I find it not bad to buy me every 1.5 years times for 25 Euro a new cable. That's what I bought specially handset with replaceable cables.