Consider Signal Cable d2girls! Very good stuff and extremely inexpensive for the quality.
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
I have tried expensive cables and one's moderately priced. I would say there were some differences but I can't actually say the expensive cables were better. IMHO I believe a lot of people buy expensive cables because they don't actual trust their ears and are afraid of making a mistake. They figure the expensive cables are better for the fact they cost more. If you have a difference of opinion or share the same thoughts, I would like to hear about it.
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d2girls, for balanced analog interconnects I and more than a few others here have had excellent results with Mogami Gold Studio, which btw is arguably the de facto cable of choice in pro applications. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?sts=ma&fct=fct_brand_name%7cmogami&N=0&Ntt=mogami%... For other cables and power cords, many here (including me) have been very pleased with Signal Cable products: http://signalcable.com/ All of the above are very modestly priced, but offer excellent value. Also, keep in mind that balanced interconnections in many cases tend to be less sensitive to cable differences than unbalanced interconnections. Best of luck. -- Al Edit: I composed this post before seeing Dave's just above. Great minds think alike :-) |
thank you for the suggestions but from what I can see these hardly seem to be much different than my current cabling. i was thinking of trying out something more 'audiophile' like nordost, etc. i was looking to get balanced interconnects in the 1.5 feet variety, do those exist? my amp, preamp, and dac are all right above and below each other on my vertical rack. |
I still use two Cardas Parsec XLR in my system. $360 meter pair.I bought them when they came out. and like what they do. One clear feature is an interesting pearl like edge to the notes. Really just a tiny touch, but lovely. Since I bought all of those (like 7 pair 2 XLR 5 RCA) I jumped up the $1000 a pair Kimber KS 1016, mainly due to needing a really good 7 meter IC and I liked the sound of the 7m KS1116 XLR, I bought a few more RCA Kimber for the rest. But I do keep the two Cardas XLR in the system (The Cardas is slightly more veiled than the Kimber, But cost a lot less. So for a step up, I would suggest the Cardas Parsec XLR. |
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