I had minimal use on this cable and it lasted about two weeks. As a kid with no money I always used the cheapest cables I could find, when they broke I would take them apart and solder them back together. You buy better stuff as you get older and wiser, I've used monster cables for about 15 years and never had a problem, I needed a cable in a hurry and didn't want to spend the money on one that wasn't going to see much action, I should have just spent the extra money.