Mogami balanced cables .... or another brand?


I'm moving to active speakers and was wondered what brand of balanced cables to use. The front L & R are less than ten feet; the rears about 40 - 50 ft total.

I've heard and read good things about Mogami, Canare, and a few others.

Also, where to purchase? Blue Jean Cables .... or a pro audio site?

NO interest in mega-buck cables.

Thank You
sedona
I mostly agree with you, but I stand by my observation. If Atma-Sphere's D/B design mostly negates the effects of balanced interconnect cables, then the quality of cabling (expensive/inexpensive wire, insulation and geometry, manufacturer mark-up) should mostly not matter. Having used Mogami 2534 and terminated it myself, I saw nothing particularly fancy in the wire or design...insulated and spiraled copper conductors with a stranded copper shield. Good basic materials and construction.

Regarding the cost of Mogami versus other inexpensive wire...I can't recall seeing a less expensive balanced interconnect than Mogami, so to me the argument seems moot. However, having said that it's certain that several posters will list some that are less expensive.

Perhaps I'm off base, but I understood Ralph's point to be that the effects of more expensive wire would be mostly negated. I know Ralph likes Mogami wire as he uses it internally in his preamps and amps, and he made me a pair of balanced RCA (with ground wire)>XLR phono cables out of Mogami wire.

I use Oyaide PA-02, which I compared to Mogami 2534 with my Atma-Sphere MP-1 and M-60. I heard a difference, and I thought the Oyaide sounded better (more extension, wider and larger image).
Mogami are nice quality. I use Mogami and Yorkville and Mogami are better built but roughly twice the price.
I switched PAD Dominus Rev C cable (at quite a few $ K) to Mogami 2534 between my MP-1 and MA-2, saved more than $3K and have indistinguishable sound. I repeat and stand by that statement!
Good points Tvad, it just that I don't have any first hand experience with Atma gear or RK's thoughts outside what he's posted on audio forums. So, I was unqualified to say anything more.

I've followed your component swapping journey and know you put parts through their paces, so I happily defer to your greater hands-on experience.
Thinking of Mogami's? I'll add a vote. I ordered a full set because I really needed them - I had some "older and mixed" IC's - and definately questionable in terms of integrity.

I chose Mogami because many recording studios consider them a industry standard. No Hype.

I included balanced XLR's from a Proceed AVP2 +6 (processor) directly to powered front monitors. Very sweet, balanced sounds and the price to upgrade my entire sytems' IC's was great.