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15 ft XLR thoughts (BJC/Mogami etc)

I need a pair of 15 ft XLR cables to go between my PS Audio preamp and Mark Levinson amp.

I am looking at around $100/pair cables from BJC. BJC uses either Belden 1800F or Canare L-4E6S. Others recommend Mogami cables in a similar price range. BJC is a local company for me, so I like to buy theirs unless there is a compelling reason to go elsewhere. At 15 ft, is either the BJC Belden or Canare going to make any real difference? I live in a smallish town, most RF interference would likely be from a cell tower. Don’t know of any within 1/2 mile. Also, is 15 ft considered a "short run"?

Thanks
brad1138

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jetter
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Correct me if I am mistaken, but I believe that Ralph (Atma-Sphere) has stated that the quality of cable is not as important when using xlr balanced cables.

I have used Canare RCA’s and find them to work just fine. I also have Canare and Belden speaker cables and in my system, the Canare sound better, the Beldens having a somewhat darker veiled character.

If someone has compared Canare and Mogami interconnects please provide your evaluation results.

@tweak1
Using your example: " many in the recording industry use Mogami cable extensively" is laughable for so many reasons
I find it rather a telling fact, they are the professionals in my eyes.


jetter
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adg101, can't beat that amazon price for 2 15ft cables for $44 total cost.  I just looked up Blue Jeans and has cables terminated with Neutrik xlrs are $47 per cable plus shipping.
jetter
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tweak1, you are being pretty insistent regarding your stand on the cable, have you tried a Canare L-4E6S Star Quad XLR or RCA cable?  I’m betting you would be very pleasantly surprised.
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