Mogami wire quality?

Love my Mogami wires. Check my system details. Never tried Cardas. 

A bit off topic, but related. I'm making up a replacement cable for a Grace 707 arm. The stock one bit the dust and anything will be an improvement. I've purchased a Cardas DIN and am planning to use Canare (solder connection) RCAs. I was considering going with Cardas "Golden Selection Stranded Lutz" but was told it's a pain in the ass to work. Previously I've used Monogamy (and Canare) microphone wire in recording studios and it's been fine. Obviously a HiFi and pro audio are quite different applications. Any input on cable and connectors is appreciated. I figure I can always upgrade the cable down the road if I'm not satisfied.
Should I connect the ground/drain wire at both ends for a TT?

auxinput241 posts11-07-2016 4:16pm

This is sort of an unfair comparison. Mogami is a good manufacturer of pro-audio cables (which is a different industry). In this industry, the goal is to make a durable cable that works well in live or even recording studio situations. They are not after the ultra-high end sound that most audiophiles are chasing.

Did you learn that from audio hi-end magazines or dealers or nooz?
Mogami wires will humiliate most of high-end wires at fraction of price, because they're part of substantially more honest industry than high-end home audio. If you learn to read mind behind each written or spoken word, you'll understand what I mean.

I'm gonna have to agree with @czarivey twice in one week. Damn! 
Cheers,
Spencer

@czarivey speaks the truth here. Belden, Canare, Mogami, and I would add Kimber PR series, are all very high-performance for audio, at a reasonable price. They are actually so good that you do not have to lift them off the floor.
It is true that high-end home audio cables are in another league, but not in terms of performance, in terms of budget and non-sense.
No one on earth has proven that super high-end audio cables enhance the performance of a hi-fi system.  The opposite has been proven over and over.