He's not a psychologist, he's a psychiatrist. Which means he won't listen to you, but he will give you drugs.

Zimm, just to beat a dead horse, I don't doubt that corrosion probably would play a part in your rather humid environment, but in many areas, it's not a concern. I disagree with you about the cable quality issue; as long as a cable has negligible impedance (which copper lamp cord of the appropriate gauge for the distance does), it's going to transport the signal reliably. No one has suggested using tin wire. That's a common chestnut by the cable aficionados around here...

I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!