Review on 10-Foot Black 16AWG Male to Male Cable Cord - Monoprice Premier Series (TRS) with Gold Plated Connectors by Johnathan Rothstein

I have been in the audio and video field for 30 years. I recently bought new Bose L1 Model II speakers and needed connection cables. I bought 8 cables, different lengths and ends. After 6 months I noticed a speaker getting quieter and then dying. I checked the wires and 3 out of 8 wires have a short between the RING and BUSHING wires. When I received them new, they passed the test normally. If you have Monoprice cables and cords, I recommend testing them with a meter for shorts between conductors. I cut off the ends of the cable and checked the ends and they were fine. The cable was still shorted without ends. I attached a meter to one end and cut 12 inches off a section at a time until the short was gone so I could find the faulty section. I opened up the damaged section of the cable and it has 2 inner wires, black and white. plus a bare copper shield. THE BLACK WIRE HAS BEEN BROKEN ABOUT 1/4 INCH and the copper wire under the bottom is exposed and making contact with the copper shield creating a short in the wire between the ring and the bushing. Honestly if it's caused by me just twisting them or stepping on them lightly on stage a few times then it's my fault, but I've never had a single internal wire break in 30 years, it's always been the plugs to the Ends of the cable that are bad or weakened. ***********UPDATE 6-28-14******** I have contacted Monoprice and they have provided excellent customer service. I sent them the cables back and they are examining them to see what could be causing the problem. I will continue to use this style of Monoprice cable due to the quality and size of 16 AWG, but will test it frequently. ***** *UPDATE 8-9-14********* I went to the show and checked my wires before using and another one is shorted! it's getting old Of the 8 cables, 4 expired within a few months. The ends aren't a problem, it's the inner sheath covering the little black wire that breaks and shorts the shield wire on 3 leads, but that short spade terminal and ring. I will contact Monoprice again. I never use these cables without testing them and I'm not happy with them as I can't trust them at all. Monoprice continues to offer customers great support for defective cable replacements. Monoprice has replaced all of my broken cables and I still use Monoprice cables. They work great and I love 16 gauge wire. I only check them occasionally.