Audioquest Golden Gate or Big Sur mini-to-mini cable for my car use?


I plan to pick up one of these mini-to-mini cables(1 meter) to connect my phone to the AUX input in my cars. I can afford either cable. Big Sur is supposed to be the better cable, but with road and wind noise while driving, I’m not sure the extra money is worth it for the Big Sur. Has anyone had experience with these? Thanks!
mtrot

Showing 4 responses by mtrot

Thanks, I went with the cheaper Golden Gate, and I had an Amazon gift card my kids had given me, so it didn't cost me much.
I'm currently using a cable that might be considered the cheapest option -- a Griffin 1 meter cable.  It doesn't sound bad, but you never know if a higher quality cable will make a difference until you try it.  So, I was going to try one of the AQ cables.
@ akg_ca
Thanks, very interesting.  So, in addition to the analog signal that comes out of my Galaxy S8 cell phone, is there also a digital signal?  BTW, the content that I'm playing on my phone is SiriusXM and Amazon Music.
So, today I received the Golden Gate mini-to-mini interconnect cable.  Immediately upon connecting them, they don't sound any better than the el cheapo Griffin cable I've been using.  Actually, it may sound worse at this point, seemingly making vocals sound more "edgy". 

I don't know how much I subscribe to the notion that cables "break in" over time, but I will keep playing them for a while and see if anything changes.  I have until March 29 to return them.  Unless the AQ cables start sounding noticeably better than the el cheapo cables, I'll return them.