[sickofforumnames]

The cable on my Super.fi 5 pro's are turning green, starting from the earphone connectors. I presume it is oxidation, but will it affect the sound in time or is it normal? Or am I the only one?

 

[TheMarchingMule]

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Originally Posted by sickofforumnames /img/forum/go_quote.gif The cable on my Super.fi 5 pro's are turning green, starting from the earphone connectors. I presume it is oxidation, but will it affect the sound in time or is it normal? Or am I the only one?

1.) Yes, it is oxidation

2.) No, it shouldn't affect the sound

3.) It shouldn't be THAT normal, depending on how old the cable is

 

[sickofforumnames]

It is only about 6 months old.

 

[Punnisher]

It's normal unfortunately.

If you have left your phones in a damp area for any length of time, this is very likely to happen.

I left my old SF3 cable in my basement for several months, and the cable is now entirely green.

 

[wuwhere]

Oxidation is like a coating of resistance. Since we are dealing with small voltages, it will have some effect electrically. If I were you, I would clean it off.

 

[skamp]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Yay for overpriced cables.

 

[Currawong]

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Originally Posted by wuwhere /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oxidation is like a coating of resistance. Since we are dealing with small voltages, it will have some effect electrically. If I were you, I would clean it off.

I think he is referring to the wire inside the cable.

The problem might be that the silver (or another metal?) on the cable was electroplated on and is very thin, unlike high quality wire which has the silver placed by extrusion.

 

[Punnisher]

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Originally Posted by skamp /img/forum/go_quote.gif BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Yay for overpriced cables.

He's referring to the stock cable which is silver in color. It probably is plated with nickel or some other metal (not doing its job very well I might add).

 

[Dan Millheim]

It's not silver and it happened to my UE custom which was clear. The internal wire turned green. While it did not affect the sound I did purchase a new cable in black to avoid the problem.

 

[AudioJUNK]

My old SF3 cable turned green first and finally breaks at the memory wire part...

 

[ljcii]

Iron (II) oxide?

since it's green.

 

[sickofforumnames]

Copper carbonate?

 

[wesleylouis]

hmm thats weird!

 

[ljcii]

how could you form carbonate that way...

 

[exe_]

Same thing happened to me with my Super fi 5 pro clear. I didn't notice any sounds degredation. I've since sold off that pair.