wondering if anyone has any advice on cables , i am looking to purchase some xlr cables , any input most welcome . So far i have thought of siltech , chord , nordost .
m0172uk said:wondering if anyone has any advice on cables , i am looking to purchase some xlr cables , any input most welcome . So far i have thought of siltech , chord , nordost .
MUSICRAFT said:m0172uk said:wondering if anyone has any advice on cables , i am looking to purchase some xlr cables , any input most welcome . So far i have thought of siltech , chord , nordost .
Hi m0172uk
I'll recommend contacting your nearest Professional audio dealer and seek their advise at to the XLR cables they use/sell
All the best
Rick @ Musicraft
MUSICRAFT said:I'll recommend contacting your nearest Professional audio dealer and seek their advise at to the XLR cables they use/sell
aliEnRIK said:Be aware the components need to be fully balanced or else its a waste of time using XLRs
And I disagree with the above notion. Weve tested van damme UP-LC OFC XLRs against Atlas OCC copper XLRs, and the grain free atlas were far better (That said, this was in a VERY expensive system)
I have used those 5 meter XLRs on my old NAD pre/power combo. The type that are used for i dunno what, electric guitars and what not. While i deffo think they sounded better than a pricy interconnect i could certainly tell a massive difference when i got a £100 interconnect refitted with XLR plugs.Absolutely. Rick's right. Our local pro dealer sells 5 metre XLR leads at £15.00 each. With XLR, you don't need all the hype and rob dog prices of HiFi dealers. Balanced cables don't work that way. And you can have pretty colours too!! ( Pink!!!!)
datay said:No point using XLR to phono cables then? I may be picking up a preamp with balanced (and unbalanced) outputs, my X Power of course is RCA only. In which case stick with RCAs at both ends (until I find upgrade to monoblocs...). The preamp apparently has a switch according to which outputs you use.
Another question - does the system have to be fully balanced - i.e. CD and/or dac XLRs into the pre? (This particular preamp has one set of balanced inputs).
Cheers.