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maPlatine.com is running a cable trade-in offer dedicated to AudioQuest. The principle: you send us one old audiophile cable (Hi-Fi mains, interconnect, phono, speaker, USB or digital audio) and receive a 10% discount code valid on any new AudioQuest cable of your choice. Before sending anything, contact us by email or through the contact form to confirm that your cable qualifies. Offer limited to one trade-in per customer, non-stackable and non-renewable.
Cables are often the last link in a Hi-Fi system to receive serious attention, even though they directly shape transparency and dynamics. An aging cable, a tired connector or a budget design can bottleneck an otherwise well-thought-out system.
To help you bring your wiring up to date, maPlatine.com is launching a trade-in offer dedicated to AudioQuest, a benchmark in Hi-Fi cabling since 1980. The principle is simple: you send us one audiophile cable (any brand) and we send you a code for 10% off any new AudioQuest cable. The offer is limited to one trade-in per customer.
The AudioQuest cable trade-in offer at maPlatine.com
Step 1 : contact us to validate the trade-in
Before shipping anything, write to us via the website’s contact form or by email. Specify the brand, type and length of the cable you want to send. A photo speeds things up.
Our team gets back to you quickly to confirm (or not) eligibility. This filter spares everyone unnecessary effort: no wasted shipments, no postage paid for nothing.
Step 2 : send us the cable
Once we’ve confirmed the trade-in, ship the cable to the maPlatine.com address we’ll have provided. No length or connector restrictions within the eligible categories.
Step 3 : receive your discount code
As soon as the package reaches our Rennes premises, we email you your promotional code. The code applies 10% off the new AudioQuest cable of your choice.
Which audiophile cables do we accept for trade-in?
The offer is strictly reserved for audio cables intended for Hi-Fi use, regardless of brand. It covers both analogue and digital audio cables, in the categories listed below.
Hi-Fi audio cables (analogue)
- Hi-Fi mains cables (audiophile, shielded, dedicated to audio use)
- RCA and XLR interconnects (between source and amplification)
- Phono cables (DIN/RCA, RCA/RCA, for turntables)
- Speaker cables (banana, spade, bare wire)
Digital audio cables
- USB audio cables (computer or streamer to DAC)
- Optical Toslink cables (TV or CD player to DAC or amp)
- Coaxial digital cables (75 Ohm S/PDIF)
⚠ Cables that do not qualify for the trade-in :
The offer is restricted to audiophile cables. The following are excluded: generic mains leads (printer, TV, household appliances, computer), charging cables for mobile devices, HDMI and video cables, non-audio ethernet cables, musical instrument cables (guitar jack, live mic). When in doubt, prior contact lets us confirm eligibility before you pay for shipping.
Which AudioQuest cables can you buy with the discount code?
The 10% code applies to the entire AudioQuest catalogue distributed by maPlatine.com, organised around four main families.
Mains cables
Designed to stabilise the AC current feeding sensitive components: DAC, network streamer, amplifier, CD player, power conditioner.
- NRG range : NRG-X2, NRG-X3, NRG-Y2, NRG-Y3, NRG-Z2, NRG-Z3.
- Wind range : Wind Monsoon and Wind Blizzard.
- Storm range : Storm Thunder and Storm Tornado, LGC + PSC conductors.
- Hurricane : high-current model for power amplifiers.
RCA and XLR interconnects
Carrying signal from sources to amplification: turntable to phono stage, CD player, streamer, DAC to integrated amplifier.
- Tower and Evergreen : entry-level RCA and RCA/3.5 mm jack, LGC conductors.
- Big Sur, Golden Gate, Yukon, Mackenzie : mid and upper tiers with PSC copper.
- Water : balanced XLR cable with 72 V Dielectric-Bias System.
- Greyhound : RCA cable purpose-built for subwoofer connection.
Phono cables
Optimised to carry the very low-level signals produced by MM or MC cartridges.
- Wildcat : DIN/RCA or RCA/RCA phono cable for Linn, SME or Gelco-mount tonearms.
- Golden Gate (phono version) : RCA cable with PSC copper and cold-welded terminations.
Speaker cables
Connecting the amplifier to the speakers. The Rocket series and Type 9 range cover Hi-Fi stereo setups, from entry-level systems to high-end installations.
Why upgrade your audio cables?
An aging cable can develop conductor oxidation and weakened shielding. On mains cables, worn connectors cause less reliable contact, subtle but measurable.AudioQuest builds its cables around three well-known technical pillars: copper purity (Long-Grain Copper, Perfect-Surface Copper), conductor geometry (Solid Conductors, Triple-Balanced Geometry) and noise management (72 V Dielectric-Bias System, Noise-Dissipation System). These choices explain the brand’s recognisable sonic signature, marked by clarity and tonal stability.
One trade-in per customer: what to keep in mind
The AudioQuest trade-in offer is limited to a single trade-in per customer, non-stackable and non-renewable.
If you send several cables in the same package, you receive a single 10% code. And if you’ve already used the offer in the past, a fresh submission a few months later won’t trigger a second code. The idea is to reward a genuine upgrade move, not to enable repeated bulk discounts.Practical takeaway: use the offer to target the AudioQuest cable that will have the biggest impact on your current system. Our team is on hand to help you choose before you ship anything.
Make the most of the AudioQuest trade-in at maPlatine.com
Trading in a cable is the perfect moment to start, or push further, an upgrade of your Hi-Fi system. First step: get in touch via the website’s contact form or by email to validate your trade-in. From there, everything is quick and predictable.
To talk to an advisor, compare ranges or arrange a listening session at our Rennes listening room, our team is here to help:
- Contact form: available on maplatine.com (the preferred channel for validating your trade-in)
- Phone: +33 8 10 81 01 21 (Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm CET)
- Listening room in Rennes, France: audition by appointment
Full AudioQuest catalogue: available on maplatine.com, AudioQuest section