Trade-in / Upgrade Program
The Cardas Upgrade program provides a simple path to moving up the Cardas product line.
To participate, simply trade in your qualifying Cardas cable towards the purchase of a new, higher performance Cardas cable. The higher up the Cardas product line you go, the more value you'll receive for your trade.
Qualifying cables
The following cables can be traded in towards an upgrade: Parsec, Sky X4, Cygnus, Reflection, and Clear.
The following cables can be upgraded to with your trade: Sky X4, Cygnus, Reflection, Clear, and Clear Beyond.
Getting Started
The trade-in and purchase of your new Cardas Cables will go through a Cardas dealer.
To get started either contact your dealer, or click this button to complete the upgrade form:
Trade-in credit table
Restrictions & Fine Details
Offer limited to Cardas Cables in our current product line. Legacy cables are not eligible to be traded in, or traded up to. See above for the list of eligible cables.
Trade-in credit must be applied to the purchase of a new Cardas cable from an authorized dealer.
Trade in value can only be applied to cables of the same type. For example, a pair of interconnects can be traded in on another pair of interconnects. But not a power cable or a speaker cable. A Speaker cable can be traded towards another speaker cable, etc.
Traded-in cables must be in reasonably good shape. Even a cable that's been in your system for years should still appear basically brand new. Cables live an easy life. We're not taking cables with inexplicable wear & tear on trade.
At least one photo will be required. You can upload a photo using the form above. If that isn't possible, you can email one later in the process. But we do require at least one photo (and we may ask for more) to complete the trade.
Traded-in cables must be applied towards the immediate purchase of new Cardas cables. The Cardas orders department must receive a P.O. for the new cables associated with the trade.
Trade-ins must be of equal or shorter length than the new cable being purchased. For example, you can trade in a 1 meter cable towards the purchase of a 2 meter. But you can't trade a 2 meter towards the purchase of a 1 meter.
RCA interconnects can be traded in for XLR interconnects of a higher-end product. And vice versa. Same with speaker cables with spades vs bananas. Power cables can only be traded in for power cables with the same plug. For example, we're not taking a Euro (Schuko) power cable in on trade for a US cable, nor the other way around.