stackyFACTSYour cheap cables are secretly downgrading their internal metals to save a fraction of a cent per mile. Aluminum conducts electricity poorly compared to copper and becomes brittle much faster when bent. They merely coat it in a microscopic layer of copper so it looks premium when you accidentally snap it in half.
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