The Hosa cable I received broke after one use. I did not stress or abuse it. The electrical contact went open on the ground lug within the jack on one end of the cable. The wire broke just next to where it was soldered to the lug. I would not expect this to happen so early in use. The wire could possibly have been nicked there during fabrication and wire flexing then caused the open. After removal of the shrink-wrap, visual inspection of the solder joints, workmanship and materials showed them to be "budget" quality. You get for what you pay.